SD02 Policy Following the Death of a Person in the Care of Mersey Care (Patient / Service User)
The way staff manage the death of a Service User and how they support relatives is set out in this policy and procedure. The effective management of a death and the support provided to their families is of primary importance and can help all those involved gain resolution and come to terms with their loss in a safe and natural way. This Policy has been developed to provide a systematic approach to maintaining compliance with all guidance on this area. The Francis Report outlined several standards that should be met when a person who has been receiving in-patient care dies which relate to the certification of death and the assessment of whether all could have been done to either prevent the death or improve on the care of that person during the terminal stages of their life. The same standards also apply to Service Users in the community
Divisions
- Trust Wide Support Services
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- Staff are advised to always check that they are using the correct version of any policies rather than referring to locally held copies. The most up to date version of all Trust policies can be found on this webpage.
- * Please note that following the acquisition of Calderstones Partnership NHS FT, South Sefton Community Services transaction and the Liverpool Community Services NHS Trust transaction and the North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS FT transaction, a number of policies are specific to staff transferring from these services as indicated.
When looking for a policy, please don't select a specific division as this may limit the policies shown in the results section.
Example to try
I am looking for a policy about sickness.
Type into the search bar below the name of the policy or what you think it may be called for example 'sickness' or 'attendance' or use other common words associated with the policy.
Although the word 'sickness' is not the name of the policy, we know staff will look for the policy using other key words.
The correct full name of the policy is HR07 Supporting Health and Wellbeing (Attendance). Please then look at the pink section below for the results found using the word sickness.
If you still can't find a policy after trying this, please use the policy query form below.
If you are writing a new or updating an existing policy, please enter Policy Template into the search box below to download a word version of the current template that must be used for all new or updated policies, procedures or guideline documents. Should you require any advice regarding writing or reviewing policies, please email: corporate
You can view a list of Medicines Management policies and procedures to aid the search for specific documents.
Please note that the review dates on all policy documents are advisory, if the review date is exceeded the policy is still valid until it is replaced.
Templates
Forms
The SA01: Policy Management Framework is your guide to writing/developing or reviewing a policy to ensure it meets with Trust standards.
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