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Sustainability/Green Agenda
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/i-want-more-information-on/corporate-services/sustainabilitygreen-agenda
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Queens Nurse Awards 2022 - applications opening soon!
Our DCHS group of Queen's Nurses is growing fast, and we encourage you to apply. Information and details for the 2022 applications will be available on the Queen's Nursing institute website from March 2022.
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
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
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
Files
Disclosure Ref 2024238 - Clinical services insourcing procurement framework .pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024238 relating to Clinical services insourcing procurement framework
Patient Medication Reminder Cards SOP (S155)
The aim of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to advise staff which patients should be considered for a Patient Medication Reminder Card and to provide guidance on producing them.
Disclosure Ref 2025170 - Diagnosis & treatment of hip fractures for patients presenting at A & E.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2025/170 relating to the number of patients who presented at A&E with hip pain and were referred for X-Ray or MRI scan
Drug Management of Violence and Aggression and Rapid Tranquilisation Policy (P114)
The aim of this policy is to support practitioner’s decision making, when considering or using medication by the parenteral route, when the use of oral medication is not possible or appropriate and urgent sedation with medication is required. NICE Guidance NG10 (2015)
Disclosure Ref 2025182 - Temporary Staffing and Frameworks procured.doc
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to temporary Staffing and Frameworks procured
Recording 2026-01-14 test recording.mp4
From the 1st February 2026 the way you log onto SystmOne with your smartcard will change. This is a short video which will guide you through how to log on.
Disclosure Ref 2025315 - Clinical coders.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to trained clinical coders and their bands
Disclosure Ref 2025196 - Secure mental health patients transfers by private ambulance.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the spending, number of journeys, companies used, team details, and selection criteria for secure mental health patient transfers and bed watch services provided by private companies.
Disclosure Ref 2025242 - Ultrasound service provider .doc
Freedom of information request relating to ultrasound service providers
Disclosure Ref 2025375 .doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the Trust’s spend and activity relating to locum nursing (framework, off‑framework, and bank), including breakdowns by bands, specialties, agencies, and number of shifts.