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Turf cutting marks the start on site for £10.5 million new health hub in Bakewell
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/turf-cutting-marks-start-site-105-million-new-health-hub-bakewell
Counting down to saying goodbye to William Jones
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/counting-down-saying-goodbye-william-jones
Disability and Long Term Conditions staff network
A staff network for DCHS colleagues who have, colleagues who live with someone with or colleagues who support other colleagues with a disability or a long term condition. Also known as the DLTC staff network.
Construction progresses on new £15m Belper Health Centre
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/construction-progresses-new-15m-belper-health-centre
Derbyshire health and care system under increasing pressure and declares Critical Incident
Staff Briefing - Derbyshire health and care system under increasing pressure and declares Critical Incident
Files
Disclosure Ref 2024282 - Contract for e-signature vendor.pdf
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Contract for e-signature vendor
Disclosure Ref 2025238 - Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System used.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System used
Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service Operational SOP (S157)
The guidance defines what the patient journey through the Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service should look like, including: • How referrals are received • How referrals out of the service are completed (to Tier 2 and Tier 4 services) • Clinical thresholds and triage criteria • Patient flow and program content • Prescribing initiation and transition points • MDT roles and responsibilities • Discharge process It also aims to ensure equitable access, clinical safety and consistency in triage and discharge decisions across localities.
Long Term Segregation Policy (P86)
This policy aims to provide clear guidance on the use of long term segregation, (please note the use of seclusion is covered in DCHS trust policy – (Management, Prevention and reduction of violence and aggression including physical restraint and seclusion). To ensure restrictive interventions remain proportionate, least restrictive, take account of patient preference where possible, and last for no longer than is necessary. The policy sets clinical standards to ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent Code of Practice 2015 alongside NICE guidance NG10. To ensure robust governance arrangements that are transparent in their nature. To support the trusts ambition of reducing the use of restrictive practices. The policy aims to ensure the specific needs of all patients are met in a fair and equitable way.
FINAL Chief Executive Designate - Stakeholder Briefing - 11 November 2021.pdf
Dr Chris Clayton appointment; Chief Executive JUCD
Standard Operating Procedure for the Issue of Procaine Penicillin outside of ISHS services (S83)
This SOP sets out the actions which should be taken to facilitate the administration of the procaine penicillin outside of ISHS opening hours.
Witness Destruction of Controlled Drugs (S34)
This Procedure is to formally record the process to be undertaken in order for the Trust Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs to authorise named people to witness the destruction of stock controlled drugs.
Non-Medical Prescribing Policy (P57)
This policy has been developed to support local implementation of non-medical prescribing in Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) to ensure all qualified Non-medical Prescribers (NMPs) and their managers are aware of their accountability and responsibility in relation to prescribing
Identification Policy for Patients (P70)
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) aims to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of patients by having robust systems in place to confirm a patient’s identify. This policy provides guidance for staff to reduce the risk of misidentification of patients using the guidance issued in the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Safer Practice Notice (2007) “Standardising wristbands improves patient safety”. This policy aims to: • Reduce the potential of harm to patients caused by misidentification; • Ensure compliance with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) advice.
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