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Bridging the healthcare access gap for people with disabilities
A NEW initiative to encourage more healthcare and/or non-clinical staff to take up sign language as an extra language and skill, is now available locally.
Latest progress on Walton Hospital's diagnostic centre extension
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/latest-progress-walton-hospitals-diagnostic-centre-extension
Clay Cross book group - looking for new members
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/clay-cross-book
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025404 - Patient Engagement Portal.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Patient Engagement Portal
Disclosure Ref 2025200 - Mentally unwell patients dying of diabetes complications.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the number of mentally unwell people in the Trusts care that have died from diabetes complications from 2014 - 2024
Disclosure Ref 2025350.doc
Freedom of information request relating to the annual totals for referrals, suspected and proven fraud incidents, and the financial value lost and recovered due to fraud from 2017–2022
Disclosure Ref 2025378 - Trust’s cybersecurity budget, spending & cyber‑related incidents or breaches.doc
freedom of information disclosure relating to Trust’s cybersecurity budget, spending & cyber‑related incidents or breaches
Disclosure Ref 2025395 Sickness Absences and staff usage.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to five‑year data on staff sickness absence and agency staff use during this time
Cauda Equina Warning Cards (G101)
Symptom Warning Cards for Cauda Equina
L232 - Travelling with Lung Conditions
L232 - Travelling with Lung Conditions. A Respiratory Service patient information leaflet.
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).
Prescription and administration of Oxygen in a Hospital or Clinic setting; Guidelines and Procedure (G22)
The aim of these guidelines are to ensure that: • All patients who require supplementary oxygen therapy receive therapy that is appropriate to their clinical condition and in line with national guidance (BTS Guideline; 2017). • Where oxygen saturation monitoring is available oxygen will be prescribed according to a target saturation range. • Those who administer oxygen therapy will monitor the patient and titrate oxygen to maintain oxygen saturations within the target saturation range.
Standard Operating Procedure for DCHS Wound Clinics (S68)
Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) Integrated Community Services (ICS) provides a Wound Care service in clinics across Derbyshire for non-housebound patients. The service continues to evolve in response to evidence-based practice and patient need. The service actively promotes supported care, enabling patients to manage their own wounds, offering wound assessments and reviews via a range of mediums including face to face, telephone or video consultations. These approaches facilitate a more flexible service, support improved access to care and reduce the need for patients to travel to clinics if it is not necessary. The DCHS Wound Clinic Standard Operating Procedure has been developed to support the management of the clinics and the processes that should be adopted to facilitate the safe and effective management of patient care. This procedure will support the consistent management of patient care.