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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust recognises that supervision is a core component of best practice that supports staff in developing skills and competencies and maintaining practice standards

This policy and procedure will provide guidance to community staff in the actions that should be taken when they identify that service users have access to weapons. This policy and procedure has been developed in association with the Police and provides direction as to the issues that should be considered prior to making risk management decisions. The policy separates action into urgent and non urgent.

This policy provides clear guidance for handling concerns about doctors' conduct and capability. It implements the framework set out in 'Maintaining High Professional Standards in the Modern NHS'

This procedure applies to all managers and rotational staff within the Trust.

Overarching policy for consideration and actions to be taken when service uses parents / carers decline offer of universal healthy child programme or there have been no access contacts or children not brought to appointments.

Supporting newly registered/qualified or return to practice health and social care professionals (preceptees) is critical if we are to deliver consistently high quality care to people who use our services. Ensuring that preceptees are supported through he transition from student to qualified practitioner is an important organisational priority which is reflected in this policy.

This policy enables colleagues to balance paid work with other commitments and responsibilities. It is aimed at attracting and retaining the experience of colleagues and is consistent with the NHS commitment to the provision of high-quality healthcare and facilitating a better work life balance for the workforce.

This procedure is to facilitate registered medical, nursing and allied health professional staff to be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction and to be able give first line emergency treatment of intramuscular (IM) Adrenaline 1:1000 injection i.e. 1mg in 1mL.

The purpose of this policy it to provide information and guidance to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust directors, managers and staff on their responsibilities concerning fire safety at work. This policy applies to Trust employees and anybody who is or may be impacted upon by work activities of the Trust. The Trust has a duty to ensure that all workplace risks are managed appropriately. This policy has been developed in line with guidance from Department of Health, Health Technical Memorandum 05-01, 05-02 and 05-03. The scope of this policy applies to all activities and functions undertaken by, or on behalf of, the Trust

This procedure provides guidance on processes relating to medicines that staff working within the ICRAS team in Liverpool & South Sefton must adhere, including changing regular medicines for patient’s admitted to ICRAS; prompting and observing patients to take their medicines by Health Care Assistants / Health Practitioner Assistants; administration of prescribed topical medication/preparations by Trained Health Care Assistants / Health Practitioner Assistants; transfer of Care From ICRAS to the Care Package Provider where medication administration/prompting is in place; medicines reconciliation for patients referred to ICRAS; and process for referring to ICRAS Medicines Management Team.