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Seeking urgent clinical treatment - guidance on NHS 111 and urgent treatment centres
A guide on how to access the help you need for new onset illnesses or injuries for which you are seeking urgent help or advice.
Dedicated Derbyshire nurse is named International Community Nurse of the Year 2024
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/dedicated-derbyshire-nurse-named-international-community-nurse-year-2024
A behind-the-scenes peep at progress on Bakewell’s new Newholme Health Centre, June 2024
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/behind-scenes-peep-progress-bakewells-new-newholme-health-centre-june-2024
Diabetes Education Service
Understanding your Type 2 diabetes is important so you can learn how to control it and have the best quality of life possible.
National Inclusion Week 2022
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/national-inclusion-week-2022
Derbyshire Community Health Services welcomes international nurses
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-community-health-services-welcomes-international-nurses
National Patient Safety Alert
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/national-patient-safety-alert
Files
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 2025207 - Patients treated with Curosurf and Peyona.doc
Freedom of information request relating to how many unique patients in your trust were treated with Curosurf or Peyona
G359 - Quick guide to isolating with an infection or following contact with an infection
Quick guide to isolating with an infection or following contact with an infection
Pseudonymisation Policy.docx
DCHS Pseudonymisation (De-Identification) Policy
0535 - Anticoagulation Maintenance Referral Form
0535 - Anticoagulation Maintenance Referral Form
0106 - Samples Fridge Temperature Monitoring Form (P69)
0106 - Samples Fridge Temperature Monitoring Form (P69)
L151 - UTC Advice leaflet - 5th Metatarsal Fracture
L151 - UTC Advice leaflet - 5th Metatarsal Fracture
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Protocol for Podiatrists (S22)
The purpose of this document is to provide an evidence based approach to the diagnosis and podiatric management of PAD and in particular to identify monitoring and onward referral triggers thus ensuring high quality care which is appropriate, effective and equitable across the Service.
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form.docx
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form
Identification Policy for Patients (P70)
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) aims to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of patients by having robust systems in place to confirm a patient’s identify. This policy provides guidance for staff to reduce the risk of misidentification of patients using the guidance issued in the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Safer Practice Notice (2007) “Standardising wristbands improves patient safety”. This policy aims to: • Reduce the potential of harm to patients caused by misidentification; • Ensure compliance with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) advice.