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This document clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust clinicians and establishes the standards in respect of the theory and practice of venepuncture

This policy is a set of guidelines for using social media to ensure all staff know what they are allowed to and prohibited from sharing and/or posting on social media channels in order to protect themselves, the Trust and its patients.

The purpose of the Medical Workforce Acting Down Protocol is to provide guidance for medical staff when unexpected absences occur and alternative cover is required

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) adheres to the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998, The General Data Protection Regulations 2018, Human Rights Act 1998, and other relevant legislation. That the good practice set out in the Information Commissioner’s CCTV Code of Practice is followed, where appropriate and that any CCTV system is not abused or misused and that CCTV is correctly and efficiently installed and operated

The objective of this policy is to describe the framework for managing Clinical Audit and describes:- • The duties of all parties within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust • The development of the Clinical Audit Plan • The Clinical Audit Process • The process for monitoring compliance with the standards of the policy

Policy is issued as a framework to support Information Governance and effective health records management.

To provider guidance to staff to enable Mersey Care NHSFT to comply with the new Provider Selection Regime when procuring (or sub-contracting) relevent health care services, in line with relevent legislation and national guidance

This procedure provides guidance to ensure that valpoate treatment is appropriately and safely used in accordance with regulatory requirements for all female children and women of childbearing potential and males under the age of 55 years. It advises health care professionals of the actions to be taken to educate patients on safe use of valproate and ensure awareness of the potential risk of birth defects and congenital malformations associated with taking valproate in pregnancy.

This procedure describes the processes to enable the administration of non-Controlled Drug injectable medicines for patients attending the Treatment Room Service provided in Knowsley.

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