Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust was one of the Community health NHS trusts created in 2012.
It was authorised as a Foundation Trust in October 2014.
The trust has established a Responsive Workforce Model using HealthRoster Software and SafeCare, which they say has reduced agency spend, ensured quality and freed up nurses for hands-on care.
It was named by the Health Service Journal as the second best community trust to work for in 2015. At that time it had 3227 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 4.13%. 78% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 65% recommended it as a place to work.
The trust announced plans to merge with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in November 2016.
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