Pages
Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/improvement-innovation-effectiveness
Outpatient Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and MSK Triage Service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/msk-triage-derbyshire
How does diversity affect the way our colleagues and patients experience health and health services?
Bakewell’s new Newholme Health Centre – latest updates and project plans
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services/our-clinicshealth-centres/bakewell-integrated-health-hub
Freedom to speak up animations
We have developed a series of animations based on issues staff have raised a concern about in DCHS. We hope they help you make your decision about whether you should raise a concern.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/how-do-i/freedom-to-speak-up/freedom-speak-animations
Files
L356 - Oxygen Use In Adult Patients
Oxygen Use In Adult Patients
Disclosure Ref 2024250 - Formal disciplinary processes for taking / removing prescription medication not prescribed.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure ref 2024250 relating to formal disciplinary processes for taking / removing prescription medication not prescribed to them stored in the hospital / GP practice from 2020 - 2024
Disclosure ref 2024267 - invoices relating to Bolsover hospital.pdf
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Invoices, including supplier, value and dates for medical gases supplied to Bolsover community since 2019 to date of FOI request
Disclosure Ref 2024245 - Collabrative working with pharmaceutical companies.doc
Disclosure Ref 2024245 - Collaborative working with pharmaceutical companies
Dressing Formulary and Wound Care Guidelines (G68)
The Derbyshire Wound Care and dressing formulary has been revised in collaboration with the East Midlands Wound Care Formulary Group. Work has been undertaken to provide a clinically effective, appropriate and cost effective choices of products to manage the vast majority of wounds. The formulary is available for all practitioners working for Derbyshire Community Health Services and Primary Care Services. It is expected that prescribers will preferentially use the products listed in the guide for routine use and be able to provide robust rationale where they have prescribed outside the formulary.
Apprenticeships Week 2022 - Information Event Calendar for DCHS.pdf
Apprenticeships Week 2022 - Information Event Calendar for DCHS
Advance Decisions Policy
It is a general principle of law and medical practice that adults have a right to consent to or refuse treatment. The courts have recognised that adults have the right to say in advance that they want to refuse treatment if they lose capacity in the future, even if this results in their death. A valid and applicable advance decision to refuse treatment has the same force as a contemporaneous decision. This has been a fundamental principle of the common law for many years and is now set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which came into force in 2007 supported by the Code of Practice to the Act. Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust aims to achieve a more balanced partnership between patients and healthcare professionals and acknowledges that it is the right of every adult patient with capacity to determine whether or not to accept medical treatment. In addition, it is the right of every adult patient to express views about their future care and treatment. The primary responsibility lies with the patient (the maker) to write an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT). The Trust endorses the good practice of staff, set out in national guidance and professional standards to provide information to and general support for patients who wish to write an ADRT. The Trust always encourages patients who wish to discuss their plans for future care and will provide advice to patients and support to advance care planning by helping to coordinate care and communicate plans. In addition, it is supportive of those patients who present with an advance decision and where this is valid and applicable, comply with that specific decision. This policy should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s Consent Policy and aims to raise awareness and give guidance to staff about advance decisions.
Midazolam by Buccal Administration for Children (UTC)
PGD Midazolam by Buccal Administration for Children (UTC)
Professional Nurse Advocate Form
Professional Nurse Advocate Form
A5 - Receiving a Blood transfusion Patient Leaflet (P25)
Receiving a Blood transfusion Patient Leaflet