DSFS Updates

Welcome to the Autumn 2023 edition of the DSFS Newsletter. In this update you can find updates about:

On Saturday, 6 May our patients will enjoy a Coronation themed menu including sandwiches, casserole and a selection of desserts. The full menu can be found below. The fantastic Sodexo team will also be making the ‘Coronation Quiche’ for colleagues and patients to enjoy, and our Nightingale patients will enjoy a tea party in the […]

DFN Project SEARCH is a one-year transition to work programme for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both. Working with DSFS, DFN have created supported employment internships for young people in their last year of education, helping them to take positive first steps into the world of work. DSFS have […]

The latest CSat survey for our ICT & Digital Service continues the trend of previous months, achieving a positive feedback score of 95%. There’s also been some fantastic comments shared, a few examples of which follow: “With regard to Dragon job number deletions, these are dealt with so efficiently and effectively that it just enriches […]

We are delighted to announce that the DSFS Patient Catering Team have been shortlisted for the Hospital Catering Association Awards, in the category ‘Catering Service of the Year’ the winners of which will be announced at the Leadership & Development Forum taking place on 20th and 21st of April 2023. The patient catering team work […]

DSFS is proud to be deploying a new digital solution for our Porters and Estates colleagues. Micad is replacing the previous system used, called Backtraq. We are happy to announce we successfully launched phase one the of the solution, the Portering module, on the 30 January 2023, with little to no disruption to services across […]

Following a selection process to fill the vacant Employee Associate Director position; The Board are delighted to announce that Paul Devonshire, Residents Coordinator has been successfully appointed to the role with immediate effect. Paul will join our existing three EADs contributing to the DSFS Board Meetings as well as other company meetings . Please join […]

Welcome to our winter edition of Cable and DSFS Newsletters. I am delighted to bring you both winter editions today, as we head into a new year. This year has been extraordinary for us all, both in work and outside of work, and I’d like to acknowledge and recognise everyone’s support and dedication to our […]

The University of Derby has recognised Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited for being one of the Top 200 businesses in Derbyshire! All businesses on the list have been ranked based on turnover for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 – a simple but powerful indicator of business growth and relative positioning, […]

The Derbyshire Integrated Care System has chosen DSFS to look after the contract and the ongoing support and maintenance for the new Derbyshire Shared Care Record (DSCR). The DSCR is a confidential and secure record of citizen’s health and social care records within Derbyshire.