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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guideline for Patients Undergoing Podiatric Surgery (G349)

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guideline for Patients Undergoing Podiatric Surgery

Disclosure Ref 2025309 - Information Asset Ownership & Data Governance Roles.docx

Freedom of information disclosure relating to key information governance, data protection, security, and training responsibilities within DCHS, along with their contact details and related organisational arrangements.

Disclosure Ref 2025330 - Paediatric Commuity & elective list data from September 2021 to June 2025.docx

Freedom of information request relating to paediatric elective and community service waiting list data (under 18s) from Sept 2021–June 2025, broken down by ethnicity and deprivation

Disclosure Ref 2025192 - Prescriptions for sleep medication.doc

Freedom of Information disclosure relating to five‑year data on sleep disorders, prescriptions for sleep‑related medications, and referrals to non‑drug treatments.

Your Health Records Leaflet - updated Jan 2019.pdf

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Policy (P90)

To provide information about the practical help and support that is available to employees of DCHSFT who are currently experiencing domestic abuse, or are experiencing trauma as a result of their past experiences of abuse. This Policy also covers the approach to be taken where an employee’s behaviour towards their family may constitute domestic abuse. Providing this information empowers Managers to take effective, supportive action and reinforces the message that domestic abuse and sexual violence cannot be ignored.

Intravenous Therapy and Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy - Adults (P47)

The use of intravenous medicines has many healthcare benefits for patients. Intravenous medicines are increasingly commonplace within the community setting and the need for an intravenous medicine is often a reason for patient’s being admitted to secondary care. Following the implementation of national and local policy, there is a new direction for community care providers such as DCHS to develop services that can be provided within the community hospital or community setting to accommodate patient’s being able to receive more complex care. The aims of this policy are: To prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission and to facilitate early discharge from the acute hospital setting by enabling patients to receive IV medicines safely within their own home or a community health care setting. To ensure an IV medicine is the most appropriate treatment for the patient and that it is administered via the most appropriate Vascular Access Device, the most appropriate vascular access site is chosen and the IV medicine is administered at the right time. To reduce the risk of complications by ensuring registered practitioners’ practice safely and consistently in relation to the administration of IV medicines, Vascular Access Device Insertion and the care and maintenance of Vascular Access Devices (VADs), through the implementation of evidence-based practice and by providing staff with the necessary guidance on clinical practice and training. To preserve and promote patient vessel health in the short and long term by ensuring any Vascular Access Device inserted is the most appropriate device for the treatment being administered and that it is placed by the most appropriately qualified practitioner.

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

Employee online user guide - temporary staffing.pdf