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Mayor of Chesterfield opens new diagnostic centre at Walton Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/mayor-chesterfield-opens-new-diagnostic-centre-walton-hospital
Vaccine hesitancy - webinar
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/vaccine-hesitancy-webinar
Work starts at Walton Hospital for one-stop-shop community diagnostic centre
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/work-starts-walton-hospital-one-stop-shop-community-diagnostic-centre
Self-management facilitator service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/self-management-facilitator-service
Records management
Clinical, staff and corporate records management at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/information-governance/records-management
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025177 - Translation services.doc
Freedom of information request relating to information about the organisation’s use of language and interpreting services. This includes which national procurement frameworks the organisation uses, how services are accessed, contract expiry dates, current providers, and spending over the past two financial years.
Disclosure Ref 2025321 - NHS spending and expenditure.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to breakdown of all NHS spending for the most recent full financial year, covering every category of expenditure across the entire NHS.
Disclosure Ref 2025371.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Framework Agency Spend for specialties NHS 111 Health Advisors, NHS 111 Clinical Advisors & Nurse Assessors
Disclosure Ref 2025406.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to total spend on agency Paediatrics Medical Locums, broken down by grade and month
DCHS_New_Manager_Checklist_Branded
Checklist for colleagues new to a management role within DCHS
Admission Discharge and Transfer Policy for DCHS Community Hospitals (P56)
This Policy helps define the purpose of the treatment provided by our Community Hospitals and how to access these services. It does not apply to our Older Peoples Mental Health Wards or Learning Disability Service beds as they are accessed via a separate protocol. The Policy sets clinical standards to improve the admission of appropriate patients. It encompasses the whole patient pathway including the Admission, Discharge and Transfer processes of these services. The Policy aims to support well-organised, safe and timely admissions, discharges and transfers for all patients through appropriate planning with the patient and their relatives / carers.
Internet Use Policy
The Internet is a valuable tool that many DCHS staff use as part of their work. It is essential that all staff understand their responsibilities when using the internet. It is the purpose of this policy to enable the effective and legal use of DCHS internet systems.
Admission Discharge and Transfer Policy for DCHS OPMH and Neurodevelopmental inpatient Service (P84)
Derbyshire Community Health Services FT (DCHS) has both Learning disability (LD) and Older Peoples Mental Health (OPMH) specialist in-patient services located in the North of the county which provides services to meet acute clinical health care needs. The OPMH service covers North Derbyshire; the LD service is the bedded provision for the County of Derbyshire. The policy sets clinical standards to improve the admission of appropriate patients. The policy encompasses the whole patient pathway including the Admission, Discharge and Transfer processes of these services.
Dysphagia Management Guidelines for Adults with neurological disorders in community - Derbyshire and Derby City (G3)
These guidelines set out the process of Dysphagia management used by the Speech and Language Therapy Department in the community in Derbyshire and Derby City. The overall aim of our Dysphagia Service is to ensure that individuals are identified and enabled to eat / drink / take medication safely and comfortably. The guidelines aim to provide a highly specialised and holistic service to individuals with complex forms of Dysphagia using the latest evidence based assessments, treatments and Dysphagia management policies. We aim to improve dysphagia related health outcomes and individuals quality of life, and employ effective risk management strategies for preventing harm and improving individual’s health outcomes.
L159 - Coping with Cancer
L159 - Coping with Cancer, is a patient information leaflet to help patients make sense of some of the changes and the feelings that they may experience.