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October has been AAC Awareness Month
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/october-has-been-aac-awareness-month
New recycling arrangements explained
New recycling arrangements explained 2025
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/new-recycling-arrangements-explained
Bakewell’s new NHS health hub opening date confirmed for 23 September 2024
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/bakewells-new-nhs-health-hub-opening-date-confirmed-23-september-2024
January 2022 - Wellbeing calendar of events
Find out more about January's wellbeing offer for DCHS colleagues here; there's a whole month's calendar of events and support for all DCHS staff.
Introducing pronouns on ID badges
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/introducing-pronouns-id-badges
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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
Water Safety Governance Policy 1.1
Water, Water Safety Group, Legionella, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Legionellosis, Water Management, water flushing.
DCHS Patient Survey Volunteer Task Description
Patient Survey Volunteer Task Description
Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution Adult (Pod, UTC)
PGD Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution Adult (Pod, UTC)
Internal fixation irritation (L16)
Internal fixation irritation
COSHH - Operating Standards Sept 2021
COSHH - Operating Standards Sept 2021