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GD23 Recruitment and Selection Information Guidance for Applicants.docx

Trust Policy for Free of Charge (FOC) Medicines Schemes (P109)

This policy is to ensure consistent, equitable and robust consideration of any free of charge (FOC) scheme that DCHS clinicians would like to be considered for use within DCHS, in line with the National guidance on FOC schemes. Including the requirement for consideration of schemes within Derbyshire for system approval prior to use within DCHS by the Derbyshire Joint Area Prescribing Committee. Where the medicine is currently commissioned by NHS England Specialised Commissioning, ICSs should discuss all FOC schemes with their regional specialised commissioning team in the first instance, before a decision is made on whether to implement the FOC scheme.

Door Locking Policy (P54)

The Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice (2015) states that if hospitals are to manage entry to and exit from wards effectively they will need to have a Policy for doing so. The aim of this Policy is to ensure that appropriate actions and control measures are in place for staff locking ward/building doors across DCHS, to maintain a consistent approach and to provide clinicians with guidance on the locking of doors as recommended by the Mental Health Act 1983, Code of Practice 2015. This will ensure that the safety of staff and the liberty of patients remains protected at all times.

Oral Suction Guidelines for Carers (G185)

These guidelines are aimed at providing Carers who are undertaking Oral suction with the information to undertake this safely.

L157 - Pulmonary Exercise Programme Warm Up

L157 - Pulmonary Exercise Programme Warm Up. A Respiratory Service patient information leaflet.

Witness Destruction of Controlled Drugs (S34)

This Procedure is to formally record the process to be undertaken in order for the Trust Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs to authorise named people to witness the destruction of stock controlled drugs.

Guidelines for the use of bladder scanner in children`s services (G188)

To provide safe research based information in order to assess bladder function using ultrasound on children and young people under the age of 19 years.

ReSPECT Policy (P89)

This policy aims to clarify the ReSPECT process and takes into account the complex clinical considerations and ethical issues regarding both the making and the communication of decisions relating to limiting potentially life sustaining treatments, including CPR. The policy encourages health and social care professionals to engage in conversations with patients about advance care planning and to recognise our responsibility to do so. Application of this policy will assist our patients and the public to anticipate having these conversations as a routine part of their care and to recognise the importance of planning ahead for a future emergency.

L178 - About Dementia - For people with Learning Disabilities

Patient Information leaflet about dementia for people / clients with Learning Disabilities.

Annual Independent NMP Prescribing Review Presentation 2022