Pages
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.
Diabetes Education Resources for Patients
A page of diabetes education resources for the people of Derbyshire.
Wellbeing support across Joined Up Care Derbyshire - New Spring activity timetable for 2023 is here!
Community nursing practitioners network
New national network for community nursing practitioners. The network has been set up for sharing of information and connecting community practitioners.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/community-nursing-practitioners-network
Flu – make your informed CHOICE
All the information about this year's flu vaccination programme, Covid booster jabs and winter wellbeing found here!
Message from Michelle Bateman - Registered Nursing Associates
An update from Michelle about how DCHS has supported the Nursing Associate role since 2019.
Files
Categorisation of harm.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2024159 - Urinary Cathetar .pdf
Appendix 4 - List of CDs which Require Denaturing and Witnessed Destruction (S47)
Appendix 4 - List of CDs which Require Denaturing and Witnessed Destruction (S47)
Water Safety Plan Design Control 2.1
Water Safety Plan Design Control 2.1, Estates Design Team, Legionella, Water Systems
Appraisal invite letter
Appraisal invitation letter - for use by managers and leaders. Updated 2022
TPP199 NEWS2 Escalation Plan for Community Nurses and Therapists
TPP199 NEWS2 Escalation Plan for Community Nurses and Therapists
HR23 Formal Notification of Return Date from Adoption Leave.doc
Be ALERT a Needlestick hurts - email signature
Disclosure Ref 2022103 - Interpretation services provided & cost.pdf
FOI Disclosure
Clinical Harms Review Additional detail for Service Level SOP (S133)
This document should be read in conjunction with the overarching DCHS Standard Operating procedure on Clinical Harms which outlines the processes to be followed to deliver a consistent approach to. • Risk stratification to minimise clinical harm as a result of delays in care. • Embedding systems which take into account health inequalities. • Monitoring waiting times against defined thresholds across pathways of care. • Delivering personalised, patient-centred communications to patients who are waiting for care. • Implementing Harm Reviews that support the Trusts governance and assurance processes and maintains practice in line with national expectations. The intention of the service level document is to provide specific detail on. • The risk stratification process in operation and clinically appropriate to specific service lines and patient cohorts • Waiting time thresholds for the relevant patient pathways