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Friends of Buxton Hospitals
Contact the Friends of Buxton Hospitals
https://dchs.nhs.uk/join-us/volunteer-with-us/friends-buxton-hospitals
Industrial Action Update - Issued on 16 January 2023
Ahead of this week’s planned industrial action by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), we’ve developed an in-depth briefing which we hope colleagues will find useful. It also signposts to other helpful sources of information.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
Open event spotlights Walton Hospital’s upcoming diagnostic service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/open-event-spotlights-walton-hospitals-upcoming-diagnostic-service
Farming community invited back to Bakewell Agricultural Centre for health MOT Day
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/farming-community-invited-back-bakewell-agricultural-centre-health-mot-day
Seeking urgent clinical treatment - guidance on NHS 111 and urgent treatment centres
A guide on how to access the help you need for new onset illnesses or injuries for which you are seeking urgent help or advice.
Contractor appointed to build new £15m health services hub for Belper
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/contractor-appointed-build-new-15m-health-services-hub-belper
DCHS payroll provider is changing!
From 1 April 2022 we're moving from our current payroll provider Shared Business Services (SBS) to a new payroll provider University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS FT (UHDB).
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/dchs-payroll-provider-changing
Top tips for saving on energy bills
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/top-tips-saving-energy-bills
Urgent treatment centres
Our four Derbyshire UTCs, Ilkeston Hospital, Ripley Hospital, Buxton Hospital and Whitworth Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/urgent-treatment-centres-all
Files
L274 - Best Interest Document 3/3: What decision has been made?
L274 - Best Interest Document 3/3: What decision has been made? This booklet covers: • Some things about the Mental Capacity Act (2005) • What a best interest decision means • What decision needed to be made about you • What was thought about to make the decision • What was decided
DCHS Safeguarding Supervision Policy (P15)
Safeguarding supervision is recognised by DCHS FT as an important element within clinical supervision and the safety culture. In addition to an individual’s knowledge, skills, experience and training, effective safeguarding practice relies on a professional’s curiosity and vigilance. Safeguarding supervision provides an opportunity to both sustain and foster these qualities and ensure staff are updated on current safeguarding issues, legislation and outcomes of recent Child Practice Reviews (CPR), Serious Incident Learning Reviews (SILR), Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR), and Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR). This policy covers both Adult and Children
Intravenous Therapy and Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy - Adults (P47)
The use of intravenous medicines has many healthcare benefits for patients. Intravenous medicines are increasingly commonplace within the community setting and the need for an intravenous medicine is often a reason for patient’s being admitted to secondary care. Following the implementation of national and local policy, there is a new direction for community care providers such as DCHS to develop services that can be provided within the community hospital or community setting to accommodate patient’s being able to receive more complex care. The aims of this policy are: To prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission and to facilitate early discharge from the acute hospital setting by enabling patients to receive IV medicines safely within their own home or a community health care setting. To ensure an IV medicine is the most appropriate treatment for the patient and that it is administered via the most appropriate Vascular Access Device, the most appropriate vascular access site is chosen and the IV medicine is administered at the right time. To reduce the risk of complications by ensuring registered practitioners’ practice safely and consistently in relation to the administration of IV medicines, Vascular Access Device Insertion and the care and maintenance of Vascular Access Devices (VADs), through the implementation of evidence-based practice and by providing staff with the necessary guidance on clinical practice and training. To preserve and promote patient vessel health in the short and long term by ensuring any Vascular Access Device inserted is the most appropriate device for the treatment being administered and that it is placed by the most appropriately qualified practitioner.
2021_10_07_public_board_meeting_pack.pdf
DCHS October 2021 Public Board meeting agenda and papers
Managers Informal Conversation Guide (DCHS) V2_.pdf
Managers Informal Conversation Guide Mandatory staff Covid-19 vaccinations (DCHS) V2 (with updated links)
RipleyButterleyWardMovingBack Press Release FINAL11.3.22
Ripley Butterley Ward Moving Back Press Release - plans have been announced to bring Butterley Ward back to Ripley Hospital from its temporary base at Ilkeston Community Hospital after Easter, during the final week of April.
GD20 Employment References.docx
Peter McCarthy suite wording removed as ER team no longer based there. Dignity at Work wording changed to Bullying and Harrassment as per new policy, any mention of fait treatment at work wording changed to Grievance. Vivup replaced with Cic counselling support.
Accessing+Encrypted+Emails+Guide for Non NHSmail Users.pdf
Guidance for encrypted emails including receiving encrypted emails creating an account to use Egress and keeping encrypted emails secure
L296 - My Bronchiectasis Action Plan.pdf
Patient leaflet for self management of Bronchiectasis. 'This action plan may help me to manage my respiratory condition/s by separating my symptoms into green, amber and red sections,
Policy For the Use of Sterile Maggot Therapy in Wound Management (P101)
The purpose of this policy is designed to support suitably qualified healthcare professionals in managing wound debridement using maggot (larval) therapy, (which may only be instigated by a Tissue Viability Specialist) and to make sure it is carried out in a safe and clinically effective manner, acceptable to patients and carers. This policy aims to ensure the appropriate use of maggot (larval) therapy within Derbyshire Community Health Service NHS Foundation Trust.