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All children and young people are best accommodated within age appropriate services. This is in accordance with the Mental Health Act Code of Practice. This policy caters for the exceptional emergency circumstances when consideration is being given to admitting a child / young person 16-18 years of age to an adult ward. This policy must be read in conjunction with the Age Appropriate Admission Procedure.

This policy and procedure provides clear guidance for supporting service users who may present with distressed behaviors within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. It allows the Trust to demonstrate that the use of restrictive practices meet and uphold the guiding principles of the Mental Health Act Code of Practice (2015) and that they remain proportionate, least restrictive, last for no longer than is necessary, take account of service user preference wherever possible and provide a safe and therapeutic environment for service users, staff and visitors.

This document contains guidance relating to victims’ rights under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (DVCVA) 2004 and Section 48 and Schedule 6 of the Mental Health Act 2007, relating to chapter 2 patients - (with effect from 3 November 2008). Through this Policy, the service will enable victims to exercise their rights and will ensure that all relevant staff are aware of their responsibilities and are enabled to fulfil these as required by the MHA 2007 and DVCVA 2004.

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.

This policy and procedure provides clear guidance on the use of seclusion and long-term segregation within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. It allows the Trust to demonstrate that the use of restrictive practices meet and uphold the guiding principles of the Mental Health Act Code of Practice (2015) and that they remain proportionate, least restrictive, last for no longer than is necessary, and take account of patient preference wherever possible.

This Policy is about ensuring that employees with long term physical or mental health conditions are supported to remain in work and have access to the same opportunities as people who do not have health conditions, in line with the 2010 Equality Act.

The purpose of this policy is to describe how the organisation assesses and manages environmental risks for suicide and self harm, including ligatures and ligature anchor points, within all inpatient mental health wards. It is intended to support Trust staff in discharging their duty of care to service users, and to provide consistency and assurance of processes for the Trust.

This procedure will Trust staff working in Health Based Places of Safety (HBPoS) and Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) suites with processes relating to medicines reconciliation, assessment and review, prescribing, ordering, supply and storage, and administration of ‘Time Critical Medicines’.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust takes seriously the health, safety and welfare of all staff. It recognises its responsibilities towards employees, patients and others, including contractors, to reduce risks associated with its work so far as is reasonably practicable. Contractors have equivalent responsibilities for their work. All employers and self-employed workers have responsibilities to communicate and co-operate on matters of health and safety

The purpose of this corporate policy and procedure is to provide support and guidance for those working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This policy reviews and replaces the Trust-wide policy last reviewed in 2020