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Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/improvement-innovation-effectiveness
Diabetes Education FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Diabetes and Diabetes Education for the people of Derby and Derbyshire
Keep up to date with innovations and emerging research to improve your practice
introducing KnowledgeShare - an online web-based current awareness system being offered by Derbyshire NHS Library and Knowledge Service.
A BIG conversation is about to begin… and you’re invited.
Join a generational first big conversation to shape how to improve your wellbeing working in the NHS.
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Health Psychology - Information and Tools to Help You
A page of health psychology information and resources for the people of Derbyshire.
Derbyshire health and care system remains under pressure; patients continue to be asked to not store up care needs
Update as of 17:00hrs - 22 December 2022
Files
Recognition of Patient Deterioration (Adults) Policy (P83)
The aim of this policy is to set the minimum standard and frequency for monitoring and recording adult patients’ vital signs in their own home, Minor Injuries Units, outpatient podiatric surgery and community hospital wards. The mismanagement of deterioration is a common area of systemic failure in avoidable patient death across the NHS (NHS Improvement, 2016, Hogan et al, 2012) and poor communication is a leading cause of adverse events in healthcare. The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) offers a common language to describe and communicate a patient’s acute illness severity by all healthcare professionals in all settings and is central to establishing a national pathway for improving the management of deterioration and sepsis (Inada-Kim and Nsutebu, 2018). This policy aims to increase survival among acutely unwell and deteriorating patients
What_happens_when_i_make_a_complaint.docx
DCHS - what happens if I make a complaint?
Advice for Patients Who are Self Isolating.pdf
DCHS Advice for patients who are self isolating
Appendix B - Mandatory Vaccination Record of Discussion Form.docx
Appendix B - Mandatory Vaccination Record of Discussion Form
Compassionate Conversations v10.pdf
Holding compassionate conversations with colleagues who are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan
DCHS Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) - includes advice for staff who need specific help.
Case of Need for Development of a Patient Group Direction (P5)
Case of Need for Development of a Patient Group Direction (P5)
Supporting children and young people to manage social communication difficulties V2.pdf
Toolkit about supporting older children with social communication needs. Version 2 May 2022
DCHS COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT FOR URETHRAL AND SUPRA PUBIC CATHETERISATION v3
COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT FOR URETHRAL AND SUPRA PUBIC CATHETERISATION v3
Cleaning of Patient’s Bed Space Guidelines (G307)
G307 - Cleaning of Patient’s Bed Space Guidelines (Section 7.4 in P69)