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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.
Storm Henk – update and advice
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/storm-henk-update-and-advice
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
Health Psychology for Professionals
The information here is for professionals in Derbyshire seeking more information on the Health Psychology service.
Flu – make your informed CHOICE
All the information about this year's flu vaccination programme, Covid booster jabs and winter wellbeing found here!
Wellbeing support across Joined Up Care Derbyshire - New Spring activity timetable for 2023 is here!
Queens Nurse Awards 2022 - applications opening soon!
Our DCHS group of Queen's Nurses is growing fast, and we encourage you to apply. Information and details for the 2022 applications will be available on the Queen's Nursing institute website from March 2022.
Message from Michelle Bateman - Registered Nursing Associates
An update from Michelle about how DCHS has supported the Nursing Associate role since 2019.
Files
APPENDIX 2 Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave Becoming a Parent (SC3).docx
Disclosure Ref 2025153 - Deaths of under 1 year olds.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2025/153 regarding the number of babies (under 1 year old, including stillbirths if applicable) who died in the Trusts care between 1 January 2010 and the present day
Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust_licence.pdf
DCHS licence
Medicine Code (S2)
This Code defines the roles and responsibilities of all health care professionals and ancillary staff involved in the ordering, storage, distribution, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines within DCHS. This Medicines Code extends the previous Medicines Codes and reviews them in light of current legislation and guidelines.
L145 - Important advice for casts on lower limbs
Important advice for casts on lower limbs, patient information leaflet.
CoG - 11 March 2020 - updated.pdf
CoG Meeting Pack March 2020
Derbyshire Covid Vaccination Programme (flexible staffing bank team) Guidance Manual and Welcome Pack.pdf
Disclosure Ref 202207 - Website information.pdf
FOI disclosure
2021 sub Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - Staff Feedback Questionnaire Report.pdf
