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Join the bank
DCHS employs temporary staff via our bank or from agencies. The temporary staffing team support this activity, including Covid-19 temporary staffing.
Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/op-courage-veterans-mental-health-and-wellbeing-service
Breastfeeding events hosted to support families in Derbyshire
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/breastfeeding-events-hosted-support-families-derbyshire
Every Baby Matters resources
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/every-baby-matters-resources
Updated plans for Belper’s proposed new base for community health services to be shared on 27 January
Revised plans for a new base for Belper’s community health services, situated on the site of the former Belper Clinic, will be shared during a virtual meeting on Thursday 27 January at 6pm.
Training - Making inclusive decisions
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/training-making-inclusive-decisions
Files
Conservative Sharp Debridement (CSD) of Wounds Policy (P99)
We know that wound dressings should provide the optimal environment for wound healing after careful clinical assessment of the wound, the patient clinical condition and clinical outcomes. Hard to heal wounds, however, fail to progress, and many can be seen with dead tissue, slough and necrosis which in turn can increase the risk of infection and also increase cost within appropriate dressing use and nursing time. This procedure will only be undertaken by the Tissue Viability team members who have successfully completed a validated programme of care and assessment of competence in practice. A minimum of 10 episodes of observed practice is to be completed until competency can be granted. The purpose of debridement describes any method by which such materials (necrosis, slough and dead de-vascularised tissue) are removed and consequently the potential to achieve wound healing enhanced. It also reduces the bacterial load and minimises the risk of local and systemic infection. It can allow for wound draining and reduce odour overall enhancing patient quality of life.
Research Governance Policy and Research Passport Process
The aim of this policy is to ensure that all research activity which is undertaken by our employees or conducted within our premises conforms to principles of good practice in the management and conduct of health and social care research that take account of legal requirements and other standards as set out in the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research (November 2017) UK-policy-framework-health-social-care-research
Patient Experience Team leaflet
Patient experience team leaflet, includes information on how to make a complaint and where patients/carers can access support. Updated 2022
Disclosure Ref 2022124 - Staffing systems used.pdf
Response to FOI regarding Staffing systems used
Neonatal Jaundice Guidelines (G267)
This guidance supports health visitors with management of jaundice in infants.
Disclosure Ref 202416 - Cleaning Contract.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 202416 relating to Cleaning Contracts
Disclosure Ref 2024190 - Tier 3 weight management .pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2024190 relating to Tier 3 weight management
Disclosure Ref 202514 - PIFU and virtual wards.pdf
Disclosure to freedom of information request regarding Virtual wards
Disclosure Ref 202535 - Document management systems.pdf
Disclosure to freedom of information request regarding Document management systems
Rapid Tranquilisation Guidelines (G52)
The aim of this guidance is to support practitioner’s decision making, when 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)