Pages
Accessible information standards
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/accessible-information
Interpreting & translation
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/interpreting-translation
Patient Safety
Patient Safety is the freedom from harm in healthcare and is a process by which an organisation makes patient care safer.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/patient-safety
Health Psychology - Information and Tools to Help You
A page of health psychology information and resources for the people of Derbyshire.
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 2025183 - Child Exploitation including staff safeguarding training & referrals.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2025183 relating to Child Exploitation including staff safeguarding training & referrals
Disclosure Ref 2025166 - Allegations of antisemitism, islamophobia and racism against Palestinians and or Arabs.pdf
FOI disclosure ref 2025166 relating to number of persons who work or have worked at DCHS who have been the subject to complaints on the basis of allegations of antisemitism, islamophobia and racism against Palestinians and/or Arabs since 7 October 2023
Drug Management of Violence and Aggression and Rapid Tranquilisation Policy (P114)
The aim of this policy is to support practitioner’s decision making, when considering or using medication by the parenteral route, when the use of oral medication is not possible or appropriate and urgent sedation with medication is required. NICE Guidance NG10 (2015)
Disclosure Ref 2025141 - Name of the companies that installed solar panels at DCHS sites.doc
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2025141 relating to name of the companies that installed solar panels at DCHS sites
Disclosure Ref 2025193- Policies on employees having legal right to work in the UK.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to how the Trust ensures legal right‑to‑work compliance for employees and agency staff, who oversees these processes, and whether there have been any related audits, asylum‑seeker employment, visa‑related checks, terminations, or partnerships over the last three years.
Escalation Report Template - July 2022.docx
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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.
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.
Safeguarding Adults Policy (P28)
The aim of this policy is to support staff to comply with their duties under the Care Act 2014 (sections 42-46) for safeguarding adults and the Derbyshire and Derby Safeguarding Adults Boards Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures. The policy sets out the principles and practice of safeguarding adults and the responsibilities of Derbyshire Community Health Services (Trust) staff when caring for an adult (aged 18 years and over) where safeguarding concerns arise. “Safeguarding means protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect…people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect, while at the same time making sure that the adult’s wellbeing is promoted including, where appropriate, having regard to their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action” (Care and Support Statutory Guidance 2017:14.7).