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Parking at St Oswald’s and Long Eaton - April 2025
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/parking-st-oswalds-and-long-eaton-update
Health Psychology FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about health psychology for the people of Derby and Derbyshire
Vote for naming Bakewell’s new NHS health hub
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/vote-naming-bakewells-new-nhs-health-hub
Files
Standard Operating Procedure for the Issue of Procaine Penicillin outside of ISHS services (S83)
This SOP sets out the actions which should be taken to facilitate the administration of the procaine penicillin outside of ISHS opening hours.
Witness Destruction of Controlled Drugs (S34)
This Procedure is to formally record the process to be undertaken in order for the Trust Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs to authorise named people to witness the destruction of stock controlled drugs.
Non-Medical Prescribing Policy (P57)
This policy has been developed to support local implementation of non-medical prescribing in Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) to ensure all qualified Non-medical Prescribers (NMPs) and their managers are aware of their accountability and responsibility in relation to prescribing
Identification Policy for Patients (P70)
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) aims to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of patients by having robust systems in place to confirm a patient’s identify. This policy provides guidance for staff to reduce the risk of misidentification of patients using the guidance issued in the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Safer Practice Notice (2007) “Standardising wristbands improves patient safety”. This policy aims to: • Reduce the potential of harm to patients caused by misidentification; • Ensure compliance with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) advice.
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Picture of neck anatomy
Policy for the maintenance and management of lifts
Policy for the maintenance and management of lifts, Insurance Inspector, Lift Management, thorough examination, lift servicing.
Living with COVID (June 2022)
Living with COVID June 22 - v 3 Updated guidance on IP&C, mask wearing and general behaviours expected of staff, patients and visitors .
Information Governance Handbook v1 2023 09.pdf
A handy Information Governance handbook giving a quick-access guide covering key topics like data protection, cyber security, IG training, phishing awareness, incident reporting, SARs, FOIs, and records management. Includes links to policies and resources
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
S146 - Infant Feeding Specialists SOP
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gives an overview of the service provided by Infant Feeding Specialists (IFS). It also supports a commitment to ensure evidence-based tools and training are embedded within practice, supporting the local commissioning for outcomes recommendations, and offering assurance that the service is focused on personalised and needs based care. This Standard Operating Procedure should be used in conjunction with other DCHS Childrens and DCHS Trust policies along with UNICEF Baby Friendly standards.