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This procedure has been developed to ensure the effective and safe management of adult patients who are admitted to a Trust inpatient unit with opioid dependence.

This policy covers the following key issues: This policy has been updated with key information from Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and The Domestic Abuse Statutory Guidance, issued under this legisation. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and the statutory guidance are aimed at statutory and non-statutory bodies working with victims, including children or perpetrators of domestic abuse. It is designed to support organisations, such as the NHS, to identify and respond to domestic abuse, as well as promote best practice. • All Trust staff to have an increased awareness and access to training on domestic abuse and how to respond • Roles, responsibilities and accountability in relation to statutory duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults where domestic abuse is identified • Enable staff to ask appropriate questions about domestic abuse as part of their assessment process • Enable managers and staff to provide support and guidance to staff and service users who disclose domestic abuse • Ensuring appropriate and effective management of allegations of domestic abuse against a health care professional • Clarity in relation to information sharing • Domestic Abuse Practice Guidance has been issued in Appendix 1 to ensure a standarised response to Domestic Abuse across the Trust footprint, rooted in legislation, statutory guidance, evidence and learning.

The purpose of this procedure is to ensure an effective and consistent response to reports of service users who are either detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007) or under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as per the Mental Capacity Act (2005) who abscond from an inpatient setting; are absent without leave (AWOL); or fail to return from a period of leave and how to return them safely to the ward if appropriate.

Occupational Health Department Health Assessment Questionnaire for Night Workers

This plan sets out the criteria for identifying and declaring an outbreak along with the process for establishing and running an Outbreak Control Team

Trust procedure for undertaking equality monitoring for colleagues and patients / service users

Standing Financial Instructions detail the financial responsibilities, policies and procedures adopted by the Trust.

A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT TO PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION TO COLLEAGUES IN RELATION TO THEIR STATUTORY AND OCCUPATIONAL ENTITLEMENTS IN RELATION TO PARENTAL LEAVE. THIS DOCUMENT WILL ALSO BE A REFERENCE SOURCE FOR MANAGERS OF COLLEAGUES WHO ARE APPLYING FOR PARENTAL LEAVE, PREGNANT WOMEN, THOSE ON AND RETURNING FROM PARENTAL LEAVE