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Health Psychology
The DCHS health psychology service provides specialist psychological care and support to adults with physical health problems.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/health-psychology
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.
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Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/improvement-innovation-effectiveness
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Disclosure Ref 2025210 - Outsource printing and posting.doc
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to outsource printing and posting
Disclosure Ref 2025223 - Logistics and chain supply for medical devices and consumables.doc
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to logistics and chain supply for medical devices and consumables
Disclosure Ref 2025269 - IT software, supplier and spend (1).xlsx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to IT software, supplier and spend
Disclosure Ref 2025257 - Newly-qualified nursing posts Recruitment.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to nursing recruitment figures showing how many newly‑qualified nurses were recruited each year from 2020–21 to 2025–26
Disclosure Ref 2025343 - Artificial intelligence.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to AI systems DCHS uses, what AI procurement has taken place, what governance and ethical oversight exists, how AI impacts the workforce, how AI performance is evaluated, and how data protection and privacy are managed
Disclosure Ref 2025326 - Education training tariff.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Trust’s latest annual education and training self‑assessment report, the total postgraduate medical education tariff received, a detailed breakdown of how that tariff was spent, and whether any mechanisms exist to review the educational value of this funding.
Disclosure Ref 2025404 - Patient Engagement Portal.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Patient Engagement Portal
Disclosure Ref 2025200 - Mentally unwell patients dying of diabetes complications.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the number of mentally unwell people in the Trusts care that have died from diabetes complications from 2014 - 2024
Disclosure Ref 2025350.doc
Freedom of information request relating to the annual totals for referrals, suspected and proven fraud incidents, and the financial value lost and recovered due to fraud from 2017–2022
Data Protection Legislation incl GDPR Policy.docx
This policy sets out the standards that DCHS and its staff are required to meet in order to comply with Data Protection Legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR).