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Want to build positive and sustainable physical habits? Join our ‘Step up to the challenge'!
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/step-challenge-frequently-asked-questions
Wound Clinic Service
Our wound clinic service was established in 2019 to provide a 7-day per week wound care service for the people of Derbyshire.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/wound-clinic-service
NHS Trust seeks people with a passion for healthcare to be their community’s voice
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/nhs-trust-seeks-people-passion-healthcare-be-their-communitys-voice
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.
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
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
Public invited to NHS health meeting in Derby
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/public-invited-nhs-health-meeting-derby
Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025183 - Child Exploitation including staff safeguarding training & referrals.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2025183 relating to Child Exploitation including staff safeguarding training & referrals
Example Policy (pdf)
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Information Governance Policy.docx
Information is a vital asset, both in terms of the clinical management of individual patients and the efficient management of services and resources. It plays a key part in clinical governance, service planning and performance management. This document sets out minimum policy standards across the community for confidentiality, integrity and availability of Information. The policy is intended to cover the overlapping areas of Data Protection Compliance, Information Security (BS ISO/IEC 27002:2005 standard), Data Quality and Confidentiality (with regards to ‘common law’).
Searching Patients and their Belongings Policy (P65)
The aim of this policy is to ensure that appropriate actions and control measures are in place for staff undertaking searches across DCHS, to maintain a consistent approach and to provide clinicians with guidance on the searching of patients and their belongings as recommended by the Mental Health Act 1983 code of practice 2015 and NICE guidance NG10. This will ensure that the safety of staff and the privacy of patients remains protected at all times.
Smile4Life enquiry form.pdf
Smile4Life enquiry form, oral health early years supervised toothbrushing programme
North Derbyshire OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) Pathway for Primary Care (Step-Up Pathway/Admission Avoidance) (G198)
OPAT services provide intravenous (IV) antibiotics to patients outside of the acute hospital inpatient setting. Patients who are otherwise medically fit, and who would otherwise require a hospital bed, can avoid admission to hospital, or be discharged sooner by receiving treatment either as an outpatient or within their own homes. In North Derbyshire, this is achieved by Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust (CRHFT) working in partnership with Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) Rapid Response Team (RRT).
A9 Management of Diabetic Patients on Insulin on Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Programmes (S109)
Procedure for how to manage diabetic patients on Insulin on Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Programmes
Verification of Adult Death Policy (P51)
When a person dies, a number of steps need to be completed to allow legal registration of the death and for a funeral to take place: 1. Confirmation of the fact of death. 2. Certification of the medical cause of death or referral to the Coroner. 3. Registration of the Death. Obtaining a burial or cremation order. The aim of this policy is to provide a framework for the timely verification of adult deaths by competent registered clinicians. It will enable staff to care appropriately for the deceased and minimise distress for families and carers following a death. Timely verification – within one hour in a hospital setting and within four hours in a community setting – is an important stage in the grieving process for relatives and carers and also a key time for support (Wilson et al, 2017).
Section 117 (after-care policy): Joint Policy and Practice Guidance for After-care under S.117 Mental Health Act 1983 (P13)
The purpose of this document is to outline the key information required to provide effective after-care services that reduce the risk of further admissions to inpatient, neurodivergence, or mental health settings, and to ensure that service providers from health, social care, and often the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise sectors are aware of their legal and ethical responsibilities. This policy exists to ensure that local interpretation of s.117 is lawful, and in line with the practice identified in the associated Mental Health Act Code of Practice (“CoP”) and any legislative amendments.
Controlled Drugs SOP for Community Hospitals (S47)
This series of Standard Operating Procedures ensures that all processes involving Controlled Drugs (CDs) carried out in Wards and Departments of Community Hospitals are conducted in strict accordance with current statutory requirements that adequate records are maintained and a robust audit trail exists. This includes security, ordering, receipt, administration, issue, balance checking, and return or destruction.