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
Derbyshire health and care system remains under pressure; patients continue to be asked to not store up care needs
Update as of 17:00hrs - 22 December 2022
Industrial Action Update - Issued on 16 January 2023
Ahead of this week’s planned industrial action by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), we’ve developed an in-depth briefing which we hope colleagues will find useful. It also signposts to other helpful sources of information.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
Community podiatry - Our Services
Community podiatry services - what services are offered by DCHS community podiatry team
Files
DCHS Wound Clinic Service Referral Criteria
DCHS Wound Clinic Service Referral Criteria - Integrated Care Board Update 12 August 2022 - Version for Intranet
APPENDIX 3 Paternity Partner Leave Flow Chart for Managers.docx
Organisational strategy - Bitesize slides - Focus on the Future
Organisational strategy - Bitesize slides - Focus on the Future
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.
Pain Definitions and Relationship between Pain and Damage Slides for Week 2 (Session 1) PMP
Sending information via email.docx
HRP20 Supporting and Maintaining Attendance Policy
v2 November 2025
Electronic Prescribing in the Community SOP (S77)
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to outline the steps required for community prescribers to utilise the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS – also known as ETP2). EPS enables community prescribers to transfer prescriptions electronically to the patient’s nominated pharmacy via the Spine which can then be collected without the need for a paper prescription.
Appraisal invite letter
Appraisal invitation letter - for use by managers and leaders. Updated 2022