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Urgent treatment centres
Our four Derbyshire UTCs, Ilkeston Hospital, Ripley Hospital, Buxton Hospital and Whitworth Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/urgent-treatment-centres-all
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.
Butterley Ward is back at Ripley Hospital
Plans have been announced to bring Butterley Ward back to Ripley Hospital from its temporary base at Ilkeston Community Hospital after Easter, during the final week of April.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/date-announced-butterley-ward-move-back-ripley-hospital
Speech and language therapy service
Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/speech_language_therapy
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025211 - Agency spend for staff groups April 2025.docx
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to agency spend for staff groups for April 2025
Disclosure Ref 2025236 - NHS referral policy for the use of children in state education.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to commissioned services within the Trust which have referral policies/criteria which restrict them for the use of pupils in state education
Disclosure Ref 2025279 - Commissioning and data of ADHD and Autism services.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to commissioning and data of ADHD and Autism services
Disclosure Ref 2025338 - Digital dictation.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to digital dictation
Disclosure Ref 2025304 - Patient deaths whilst waiting for consultant led elective hospital treatment.docx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the number of patients who died whilst on the waiting list for consultant‑led elective hospital treatment, including breakdowns by wait time, ethnicity, religion, year, and (in some cases) postcode district
Disclosure Ref 2025165 - Equality Diversity and Inclusive recruitment.doc
This FOI request sought information about DCHS recruitment practices and outcomes relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I). It asked about the number of Band 5–7 wound clinic posts advertised, the number of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) applicants and their progression through shortlisting and appointment, and whether DCHS undertakes any positive recruitment or promotion initiatives. It also queried the proportion of staff involved in recruitment who have completed ED&I or unconscious bias training, the availability of training on interview scoring, and how long recruitment records are retained. Additional questions covered the number of grievances raised by BME staff, including those related to race or age discrimination, and the attrition rate at Derby wound clinics, including the percentage of BME staff within that turnover.
Disclosure Ref 2025244 - Waiting list for non-emergency treatment.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to waiting list for non-emergency treatment
Disclosure Ref 2025368.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Consultant-led elective planned treatment
Disclosure Ref 2025388 Reported assaults on staff.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to reports of assaults on staff
Procedures for the Secure Transfer of Information v3.5.docx
The purpose of this document is to summarise the procedures that staff should follow when transmitting patient and personal information. Other DCHS NHS Trust policies contain more detailed information on the responsibilities of staff in relation to confidentiality and information security, and therefore all staff should ensure they have read and understood their full responsibilities in these areas.