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Dedicated Derbyshire nurse is named International Community Nurse of the Year 2024
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/dedicated-derbyshire-nurse-named-international-community-nurse-year-2024
Advice to patients and families during the consultants’ industrial action
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/advice-patients-and-families-during-consultants-industrial-action
Five-star salon experience for Ilkeston patients
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/five-star-salon-experience-ilkeston-patients
Sandon Literature Festival
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/sandon-literature-festival
Proposed changes to the Babington rehabilitation service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/proposed-changes-babington-rehabilitation-service
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
Vote for naming Bakewell’s new NHS health hub
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/vote-naming-bakewells-new-nhs-health-hub
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DCHS greater than £25K spend - Jan 22
DCHS greater than £25K spend - Jan 22
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).
Disclosure Ref 202291 - Organisational Chart.pdf
FOI disclosure
DCHS Glasses Claim Authorisation Form
Glasses Claim Authorisation
PGN3 Contracts Tenders Quotations EU Process
DCHS tender process
Preventing facial skin damage beneath PPE_v3 - DCHS_1.pdf
Standard Application Form.doc
Essential foundation poster quality conversations - 20 February.pdf
Clinical Harms Review Additional detail for Service Level SOP (S130)
This document should be read in conjunction with the overarching DCHS Standard Operating procedure on Clinical Harms which outlines the processes to be followed to deliver a consistent approach to: • Utilising a proactive method of risk stratification to minimise clinical harm as a result of delays in care. • Embedding systems which consider health inequalities. • Monitoring waiting times against defined thresholds across pathways of care. • Delivering personalised, patient-centred communications to patients who are waiting for care. • Implementing Harm Reviews for the that support the Trusts governance and assurance processes and maintains practice in line with national expectations.
Clinical Harms Review Additional detail for Service Level SOP (S133)
This document should be read in conjunction with the overarching DCHS Standard Operating procedure on Clinical Harms which outlines the processes to be followed to deliver a consistent approach to. • Risk stratification to minimise clinical harm as a result of delays in care. • Embedding systems which take into account health inequalities. • Monitoring waiting times against defined thresholds across pathways of care. • Delivering personalised, patient-centred communications to patients who are waiting for care. • Implementing Harm Reviews that support the Trusts governance and assurance processes and maintains practice in line with national expectations. The intention of the service level document is to provide specific detail on. • The risk stratification process in operation and clinically appropriate to specific service lines and patient cohorts • Waiting time thresholds for the relevant patient pathways