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The benefits and contribution that assistance dogs, therapy and pet animals offer in enhancing the quality of life and care experience is well documented, especially in mental health. In certain circumstances, animal visits to ward and clinical areas may be allowed if a thorough risk assessment has been undertaken and any identified risks are managed appropriately, as such visits have been shown to have numerous psychological and physical benefits which may outweigh the infection control issues.

A corporate policy to ensure carers are meaningfully involved in care planning and offered the health and social care support they need to care safely and effectively

To provide clear information to everyone working at MCFT about dress, uniform and other aspects of appearance.

This Procedure sets out the actions that are expected of practitioners when an opt out of service is requested, non-attendance, non-engagement or non-compliance is identified and access to a child is therefore restricted, inhibited or prevented.

Data Protection Impact Assessment Template

The purpose of the document is to inform staff of the Trust’s expectations in relation to the support of children, young people and adults with epilepsy

Policy supports Mersey Care NHS FT in its commitment to providing an occupational health service to all colleagues, which delivers a safe, effective, quality occupational health service

This policy defines the term Dual Diagnosis in terms of Illicit Substance and Alcohol Misuse and provides guidance and direction to staff on the most appropriate approaches to treat and enhance the wellbeing of the patient and their carers.

The crisis telephone pathway will provide 24/7, open access telephone lines for urgent NHS mental health support, advice and triage. In providing an open access service, there should be no restrictions on who can refer as mental health crisis should be self defined. This would include service users currently open to secondary mental health care services. The aim of this crisis line is to ensure that qualified practitioners receiving calls are able, as part of the telephone screening process, to recognise, respond to, formulate and safety plan clinical risk in order to ensure patient safety is a primary objective of the team. The Mental Health Crisis Line will be staffed by Assistant Psychologists from across all Mid Mersey boroughs.

The aim of the procedure is to ensure the safe and effective care planning, prescribing and administration of Buccal Midazolam when prescribed for status epilepticus.