Pages
Family invitation to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in Derbyshire
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/family-invitation-celebrate-world-breastfeeding-week-derbyshire
Cardiac rehabilitation services
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/cardiac-rehabilitation-services
Every Baby Matters resources
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/every-baby-matters-resources
Sandon Literature Festival
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/sandon-literature-festival
Service road closure at Walton Hospital this Saturday morning
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/service-road-closure-walton-hospital-saturday-morning
Public invited to NHS health meeting in Derby
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/public-invited-nhs-health-meeting-derby
Files
PGN8 Writing a Specification
DCHS tender process
ANTT Podiatry wound care PROCEDURE.pdf
Achilles Tendinopathy.pub
Standard Application Form.doc
Nutrition and Hydration - Food Poverty
Nutrition and Hydration - Food Poverty
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.
A3 - SBARD Structured Communication Tool
Disclosure Ref 2024153 - 65 week wait for elective treatment .pdf
Disclosure Ref 2025151 - Trust buying and supplying paracetamol and Ibuprofen.pdf
FOI disclosure ref 2025/151 regarding the Trust purchasing and supplying Paracetamol and ibuprofen
Uniform and Dress Code Policy (P3)
Staff working within Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) NHS Foundation Trust are required to adhere to a safe, hygienic and appropriate uniform and dress code policy. Therefore the purpose of this policy is to clarify the standards that staff are required to comply with. DCHS recognises the importance of appearance and attire in providing a professional image when working with clients and representing the Trust. All staff working clinically or visiting a clinical area have a responsibility for safeguarding patients in respect of reducing hospital acquired infections, therefore all clinical staff should adhere to the best practice guidelines as set by the Department of Health’s Best Practice Guidelines found in Uniforms and Work Wear DOH March 2010, An Evidence Base for Developing a Local Policy (DH)