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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
Industrial Action Update - Issued on 16 January 2023
Ahead of this week’s planned industrial action by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), we’ve developed an in-depth briefing which we hope colleagues will find useful. It also signposts to other helpful sources of information.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
Sustainability/Green Agenda
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/i-want-more-information-on/corporate-services/sustainabilitygreen-agenda
Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
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.
Warm Spaces opening at two Derbyshire community hospitals
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/warm-spaces-opening-two-derbyshire-community-hospitals
Diabetes Education FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Diabetes and Diabetes Education for the people of Derby and Derbyshire
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Files
Appendix 6 – SBAR Structured Communication Tool (P83)
Appendix 6 – SBAR Structured Communication Tool (P83)
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
Consultation.pptx
DCHS Mileage consultation - presentation
Caseload Records Review Matrix (G213)
Caseload Records Review Matrix (G213)
DCHS Immunisation and Vacination competency
Immunisation and Vaccination competency Peoples Development
Recognition of the Deteriorating Child Policy (P93)
The aim of this policy is to set the minimum standard and frequency for monitoring and recording Child patients’ vital signs in their own home, Urgent Treatment Centres and Outpatient Podiatric Surgery. The mismanagement of deterioration is a common area of systemic failure in avoidable patient death across the NHS and poor communication is a leading cause of adverse events in healthcare. The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) offers a common language to describe and communicate a child’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.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Statement (G281)
G281 - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Statement (Section 7.1 in P69)