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Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.
Tier 3 Weight Management Service Derbyshire
The Tier 3 Weight Management Service offers a weight management programme to support adults with severe and complex obesity to lose weight across Derby City and Derbyshire County.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/weight-management-service
Tracy Allen to step down as chief executive of Derbyshire’s community NHS services
Tracy Allen has announced plans to step down as chief executive of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in September 2024, after 13 years in the role.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/tracy-allen-step-down-chief-executive-derbyshires-community-nhs-services
Baby loss Awareness Week 9 – 15 October
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/baby-loss-awareness-week-9-15-october
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Deprivation of Liberty DoLs Policy (P35)
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 aims to empower people to make decisions themselves wherever possible and sets out the steps which must be taken to promote this. Where a person lacks the capacity to make a particular decision it provides a statutory framework for acting and making decisions on their behalf, and in their best interests (see the DCHS Mental Capacity Act Policy and Appendix 3 Tips on assessing capacity) The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is an addendum to the Mental Capacity Act (2005) that came into force in 2009. It ensures that any Best Interests decision that deprives someone of their Article 5 right to liberty (European Convention of Human Rights) is made according to defined processes and in consultation with specific authorities. It applies where a person needs to be accommodated in a hospital or a care home in order to receive care or treatment for which they cannot consent. The DoLS were introduced to protect an individual’s rights under such circumstances, and ensure that any care or treatment that they receive, including where this involves the use of restraint or restrictions, is proportionate to the risk of harm they would otherwise be at and in their best interests.
ReSPECT Policy (P89)
This policy aims to clarify the ReSPECT process and takes into account the complex clinical considerations and ethical issues regarding both the making and the communication of decisions relating to limiting potentially life sustaining treatments, including CPR. The policy encourages health and social care professionals to engage in conversations with patients about advance care planning and to recognise our responsibility to do so. Application of this policy will assist our patients and the public to anticipate having these conversations as a routine part of their care and to recognise the importance of planning ahead for a future emergency.
Urgent Community Response Clinical Lead Role Statement v2
Urgent Community Response Clinical Lead Role Statement - includes how to apply and ask questions
Patient Supervision and Observation Policy (P82)
This policy aims to provide a framework for staff working in Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust (DCHS) to enable them to follow a consistent approach in the planning and implementation of patient supervision and observation for patients who pose a potential or actual risk to themselves or others. The policy provides clear instructions on how patient supervision should be implemented. Guidelines are also provided for the assessment of risk, to identify the level of supervision required and effective care planning.
Online record access tasks.pdf
What to do if a patient is downloading the Airmid App and cannot view their records
L288 - Using phenoxymethylpenicillin tablets when liquid medication is unavailable
Advice for parents on administering phenoxymethylpenicillin Tablets to Children when liquid medication is unavailable.
Active Stand Standard Operating Procedure (S105)
To ensure that all staff are aware of the correct procedures when performing an active stand test. To ensure the protocol is standardised and staff are following safe working practices.
Waiting Well Standard Operating Procedure (S115)
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been developed to set out the expected clinical standards for DCHS and DHCFT by which we manage our access to services for people who are either not yet receiving a service from a specific team or who are awaiting this intervention. There will continue to be a DCHS and DHCFT policy and procedure due to systems and governance and to refer to the relevant one as appropriate. This SOP is to support the safety and well-being of service users (and those around them) who are waiting to access our services.
Disclosure Ref 202453 - Spend on Agency staff.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 202453 relating to Spend of Agency nursing staff in 2024
Infant Feeding Practitioner (IFP) Standard Operating Procedure SOP (S136)
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gives an overview of the service provided by Infant Feeding Practitioners (IFP). It also supports a commitment to ensure evidence based tools and training are embedded within practice, supporting the local commissioning for outcomes recommendations, and offering assurance that the service is focused on personalised and needs based care. This Standard Operating Procedure should be used in conjunction with other DCHS Childrens and DCHS Trust policies along with UNICEF Baby Friendly standards.