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Requesting GP Prescribing SOP (S147)

To enable non-prescribing clinicians access to an internal group of DCHS prescribers to ensure patients receive clinically indicated medicines in a timely way without putting undue pressure on Community GPs within the system.

SOP for Staff Notebooks and the non-use of paper diaries.pdf

DCHS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR STAFF Notebooks and the non-use of paper diaries

The Use of Force, Restraint Reduction and the Management of Violence and Aggression (P58)

The policy provides a framework for support staff who work across Learning Disability Services (LD) and Older Peoples Mental Health Services (OPMH), in responding to situations that they face with regards to Behaviours that Challenge and in particular, violence and aggression (both where they can plan and where an incident in unforeseen).

FINAL Chief Executive Designate - Stakeholder Briefing - 11 November 2021.pdf

Dr Chris Clayton appointment; Chief Executive JUCD

Prevent Policy (P46)

The overall aim of the policy is to make clear the duties, responsibilities, and arrangements in place to enable DCHS staff to safeguard and support individuals (children, young people, adults or staff); where it is suspected that the individual(s) is at risk of being drawn into terrorism or other forms of extremist activity. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is everyone’s responsibility and this Policy sits alongside the DCHS Safeguarding Adults Policy and the DCHS Safeguarding Children’s Policy. The Counterterrorism and Security Act 2015 places a duty on certain bodies, including NHS Trusts, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”; including a statutory responsibility to appoint a Prevent Lead and provide training for all staff. Healthcare staff have a key role in Prevent. Prevent focuses on working with individuals (patient’s and/or staff) who may be at risk of being exploited by radicalisers and subsequently drawn into terrorist related activity. Prevent does not require staff to do anything in addition to normal duties. Staff are expected to raise concerns about individuals who are being exploited in this way (DOH 2011).

L145 - Important advice for casts on lower limbs

Important advice for casts on lower limbs, patient information leaflet.

Employee online user guide - temporary staffing.pdf

Stop Think SHARP Think SAFETY - email signature

Cardiac Rehab Service SOP (S109)

This SOP was drawn up to confirm and clarify the operating procedure for the community cardiac rehabilitation service (CR) This document sets out the standards which, in the view of the patient and professional organisations involved, are required of services to deliver a high-quality community cardiac rehabilitation service for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive secondary prevention programme of exercise and education aimed at people who have had a cardiac event, cardiac surgery, and heart failure. Research has demonstrated that it helps reduce mortality and morbidity “The evidence base that supports the merits of comprehensive CR is robust and consistently demonstrates a favourable impact on cardiovascular mortality and hospital re-admissions in patients with coronary heart disease” (Anderson et al 2016). The community cardiac rehabilitation service was developed in response to a growing need for more cardiac rehabilitation programmes for a wider range of cardiac conditions which were unable to be accommodated in the acute hospital programmes and to offer a menu of options for delivery of programmes closer to the patient’s own home.

DCHS Wound Clinic Service Referral Criteria

DCHS Wound Clinic Service Referral Criteria - Integrated Care Board Update 12 August 2022 - Version for Intranet