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NHS Trust seeks people with a passion for healthcare to be their community’s voice
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/nhs-trust-seeks-people-passion-healthcare-be-their-communitys-voice
Diabetes Education Service
Understanding your Type 2 diabetes is important so you can learn how to control it and have the best quality of life possible.
Derbyshire health and care system remains under sustained pressure; patients asked to not store up care needs
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-health-and-care-system-remains-under-sustained-pressure
Butterley Ward is back at Ripley Hospital
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.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/date-announced-butterley-ward-move-back-ripley-hospital
Tier 3 Weight Management Service Derbyshire
The Tier 3 Weight Management Service offers a weight management programme to support adults with severe and complex obesity to lose weight across Derby City and Derbyshire County.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/weight-management-service
Speech and language therapy service
Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/speech_language_therapy
How quality makes a difference to you in DCHS
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/how-quality-makes-difference-you-dchs
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Industrial action – junior doctors strike (11-15 April)
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/industrial-action-junior-doctors-strike-11-15-april
Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Files
Disclosure Ref 202578 - Sites that are under PFI PF2 PPP contracts.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure ref 2025/78 relating to a list of sites that are under PFI / PF2 / PPP contracts
Disclosure Ref 2025127 - Community Involvement on research board.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2025127 relating to Community Involvement on research board
Disclosure Ref 2024209 - Tier 3 weight management service.pdf
Freedom of Information Disclosure Ref 2024209 relating to Tier 3 weight management service, the number of patients the service supported in 2023/2024 and waiting list including whether patients were prescribed Wegovy (semaglutide)
Disclosure Ref 2024205 -Spirometry Medical Devices.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024205 relating to Trust use Spirometry Medical Devices makes and models are currently in use and how many of each are currently deployed by department
Disclosure Ref 2024211 - Structure of Trust's in-house legal team.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024211 relating to the structure of the Trust's in-house legal team, Information about the governance related to all legal functions across the Trust and internal policies/Standard Operating Procedures related to legal functions
Disclosure Ref 2024248 – Fire Systems (2 of 2) .pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to Fire Systems (2 of 2) SPECIFICATION FOR THE SERVICE AND REPAIR OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
Disclosure Ref 2025241 - XR technology used within the Trust.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to XR technology used within the Trust
Disclosure Ref 2025216 - Off framework agencies in adult Mental Health.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to off framework agencies in adult Mental Health
Disclosure Ref 2025273 - IT products & Services.docx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to IT products & Services
Admission Discharge and Transfer Policy for DCHS Community Hospitals (P56)
This Policy helps define the purpose of the treatment provided by our Community Hospitals and how to access these services. It does not apply to our Older Peoples Mental Health Wards or Learning Disability Service beds as they are accessed via a separate protocol. The Policy sets clinical standards to improve the admission of appropriate patients. It encompasses the whole patient pathway including the Admission, Discharge and Transfer processes of these services. The Policy aims to support well-organised, safe and timely admissions, discharges and transfers for all patients through appropriate planning with the patient and their relatives / carers.