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Clay Cross Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/our-locations/community-hospitals/clay-cross-hospital
Join with colleagues to remember and reflect
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/join-colleagues-remember-and-reflect
Community podiatry - Our Services
Community podiatry services - what services are offered by DCHS community podiatry team
Public invited to online NHS health meeting
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/public-invited-online-nhs-health-meeting
Black History Month - Reclaiming Narratives
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/black-history-month-reclaiming-narratives
Health Psychology for Professionals
The information here is for professionals in Derbyshire seeking more information on the Health Psychology service.
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025469 - System details for the Trust’s EPR, PAS, and any other clinical IT systems.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the Trust’s EPR, PAS, and any other clinical IT systems—including system names, costs, contract details, implementation history, funding sources, and integrations—for each hospital in 2024.
Disclosure Ref 2025202 - Immigration Health Surcharge.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the Trust’s policies and processes for identifying and charging overseas visitors for the Immigration Health Surcharge, including audits, invoicing procedures, debt collection, and related income data.
Disclosure Ref 2025354.docx
Freedom of information request relating to the year of purchase of every LINAC machine in operation
Disclosure Ref 2025380.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to wholly‑owned subsidiary companies, and whether it has used or paid any external consultancy or internal staff time to explore creating or expanding such subsidiaries following NHS England’s 2025 guidance
Disclosure Ref 2025397 - Weight Loss drug.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Wegovy (semaglutide) for weight loss or weight management
Subject Access Request Policy.docx
This policy details the procedures the Trust has adopted for dealing with applications for access to personal records held by Derbyshire Community Health Services, whether formal manual (for example, on paper) or computerised (such as within a clinical system) or information which could be classed as informal which may have been written within emails, text or recorded in Microsoft Teams, for example.
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Policy (P90)
To provide information about the practical help and support that is available to employees of DCHSFT who are currently experiencing domestic abuse, or are experiencing trauma as a result of their past experiences of abuse. This Policy also covers the approach to be taken where an employee’s behaviour towards their family may constitute domestic abuse. Providing this information empowers Managers to take effective, supportive action and reinforces the message that domestic abuse and sexual violence cannot be ignored.
Guidelines for assessing pain in patients with Cognitive Impairment and or communication problems (G203)
Within DCHS 4 pain assessment tools have been provided to help meet patient’s individual needs: PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE – PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (Abbey Pain Scale) PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR USE WITH FAMILY AND CARERS OF PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DISABILITY DISTRESS ASSESSMENT TOOL (DisDAT)
Adult Enteral Feeding Policy (P48)
The purpose of the policy is to provide best practice guidance for the care of adults fed via with an enteral feeding tube. The aim of the policy is to ensure delivery of safe and effective care for patients who are enterally tube fed within Derbyshire Community Health Services: • Community Hospitals, • Community Services • Care Homes And to ensure continuity of care within Derbyshire Community Health Service Foundation Trust.
Physical Health Care For People With Mental Health And Learning Disabilities Guidelines (G15)
This guidance aims to set out the standard of physical health monitoring for those patients within both the older person’s mental health and learning disability inpatient units. It provides guidance about physical health care interventions that are provided within the Trust and those requiring advice or intervention from other services. Good physical health underpins the overall well-being of our patients and supports a holistic approach to care delivery, which includes the identification and appropriate management of physical health needs. In relation to those service users attending specialist OPMH day Services or specialist LD outpatients, the responsibility for the patient’s physical, health care will remain with their General Practitioner. Where there are any identified physical health findings or concerns noted whilst the patient is attending the service, their General Practitioner must be notified.