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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.

Guidance on the Role and Effective Use of Chaperones in Primary and Community Care settings

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.

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.

This procedure outlines mandatory legal and ethical considerations involved in the prescribing, use and administration of high-dose antipsychotics. It determines the roles, responsibilities and processes for the use of high dose antipsychotics Trust Wide.

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

This document sets out the process for managing official visitors.