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Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
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.
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
Speech and language therapy service
Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/speech_language_therapy
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025261 - Trust operating theatres, Endoscope Decontamination Units and sterile services.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Trust operating theatres, Endoscope Decontamination Units and sterile services.doc
Disclosure Ref 2025337 - Digital print services (1).doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to citizen engagement platform and contract amount and end date
Disclosure Ref 2025313 - Cost improvement plans.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the Trust’s planned 2025–26 cost‑improvement savings, how much is unidentified, the savings as a percentage of operating expenses, the split between recurrent and non‑recurrent savings, and the breakdown across pay, non‑pay and income.
Disclosure Ref 2025303 - Number of outgoing telecommunications.docx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the total number of inbound and outbound calls handled by the Trust over the last three financial years for clinical departments, and non‑clinical departments.
Disclosure Ref 2025367 .doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to temporary staffing spend and waiting list initiatives
Disclosure Ref 2025386 - Inpatient admissions for Autistic individuals.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to inpatient admissions for Autistic individuals
Disclosure Ref 2025402.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to waiting times for an assessment by the Community Mental Health teams (CMHT) and if this would be by a consultant psychiatrist or their specialist trainee
Procedures for the Secure Transfer of Information v3.5.docx
The purpose of this document is to summarise the procedures that staff should follow when transmitting patient and personal information. Other DCHS NHS Trust policies contain more detailed information on the responsibilities of staff in relation to confidentiality and information security, and therefore all staff should ensure they have read and understood their full responsibilities in these areas.
Clinical Effectiveness Policy (P85)
The purpose of this policy is to set out the rationale for clinical audit and provide a framework for such activity, including standards, guidance and procedures, as well as details of the support available from the Clinical Effectiveness Team: • For registering and approving clinical audit project proposals • For developing and designing clinical audit projects • To ensure clinical audit leads to improvement when a need for improvement is identified This policy aims to support a culture of best practice in the management and delivery of clinical audit, to clarify the roles and responsibilities of all staff involved, and to promote a culture of quality improvement in our services.
L157 - Pulmonary Exercise Programme Warm Up
L157 - Pulmonary Exercise Programme Warm Up. A Respiratory Service patient information leaflet.