Pages
Patient Safety
Patient Safety is the freedom from harm in healthcare and is a process by which an organisation makes patient care safer.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/patient-safety
Derbyshire Community Health Services welcomes international nurses
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-community-health-services-welcomes-international-nurses
World Arthritis Day - 12 October 22
The theme this year is - 'It's in your hands, take action'. It aims to encourage people with arthritis, their caregivers, families, and the general public to avail every opportunity to take action to improve their lifestyle.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/world-arthritis-day-12-october-22
Tissue Viability
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/tissue-viability
Podiatric surgery
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/podiatric-surgery
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.
Clinical Effectiveness & Improvement Team
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/clinical-effectiveness-improvement-team
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025119 - Risk, compliance or incident management software currently used.pdf
Freedom of Information Disclosure Ref 2025119 relating to Risk, compliance or incident management software currently used
Disclosure Ref 2025227 - Contract for social media management and listening tools.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to contract for social media management and listening tools
1323 - Referral Form - Chronic Pain Management Programme
Referral Form - Chronic Pain Management Programme
Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
DCHS Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
Exudate Management Pathway (G195)
Exudate Management Pathway
L364 - DCHS management of in-patients with Diarrhoea or suspected Clostridioides difficile (Cdiff)
DCHS management of in-patients with Diarrhoea or suspected Clostridioides difficile
Disclosure Ref 202485 - Waste Management Contract & Spend.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 202485 relating to Waste Management Contract & Spend
Disclosure Ref 202595 - Management of staffing contracts and associated services.pdf
FOI disclosure Ref 202595 relating to the management of staffing contracts and associated services
Waste Management Operating Standards V8
DCHS Waste Management Operating Standards
Tissue Viability Caseload Management Tool Kit Guidance (G213)
The overall aim of the Guidelines for the Tissue Viability Caseload Management Toolkit is to ensure that Tissue Viability Specialists manage their visits and patient caseloads in a standardised and auditable way across the whole of Tissue Viability Service. The covid19 pandemic has had a profound effect on how care and support for people is provided across all health and care settings thus this guidance has applied the learning from Covid19 to the review and development of the document