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Quality Conversations Training
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/quality-conversations-training
Derbyshire Health and Care System Continues to Declare Critical Incident
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-health-and-care-system-continues-declare-critical-incident
Virtual ward helps Derbyshire patients stay at home for Christmas and New Year
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/virtual-ward-helps-derbyshire-patients-stay-home-christmas-and-new-year
Files
Disclosure Ref 2024207 - Dementia Diagnosis.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024207 relating to a Dementia diagnosis and how long people are waiting for a diagnoses and the time it took for a dementia review to take place.
Disclosure Ref 2024247 - Car parking fines and costs.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024247 relating to car parking fines and costs for DCHS sites
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
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
Delivering Same Sex Accommodation (P64)
Every patient has the right to receive high quality care that is safe, effective and respects their Privacy and Dignity. There are no exemptions from the need to provide high standards of privacy and dignity and this applies to all areas, including when admission is unplanned. This is one of the guiding principles of the NHS Constitution (2009) and at the core of local NHS visions. Derbyshire Community Health Trust ( DCHS) aim is that all patients who are admitted to any of our hospitals will only share the room where they sleep with members of the same sex, and same sex toilets and bathrooms will be close to their bed area. Sharing with members of the opposite sex should only happen by exception based on clinical need (for example where patients need specialist equipment), or when patients choose to share (for instance married couple who have been admitted together may want to share a side room). This Policy contributes to the achievement of CQC Outcome 4 – The patient will receive care, treatment and support in single sex accommodation wherever it is available. The aim is to ensure a clear and consistent approach is adopted across DCHS community hospitals by all ward managers.
The Use of Force, Restraint Reduction and the Management of Violence and Aggression (P58)
The policy provides a framework for support staff who work across Learning Disability Services (LD) and Older Peoples Mental Health Services (OPMH), in responding to situations that they face with regards to Behaviours that Challenge and in particular, violence and aggression (both where they can plan and where an incident in unforeseen).
Implementation of National Guidance Policy (P44)
All patients should have fair access to high quality care which is based on clear evidence of best practice. There are many examples of documents issued either by the Department of Health or bodies such as the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which set out the requirements for organisations to follow either as mandatory targets or as best practice guidance and professional advice. This policy sets out the process for the dissemination and implementation of national guidance within Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHSFT). This policy aims to provide a clear process to ensure that national guidance for example NICE, Care Quality Commission Reviews, or NHS Improvement, are appropriately disseminated implemented and monitored across the organisation.