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The aim of the Flood Plan is to assist Mersey Care in preparing for a local disruption caused by flooding in order to minimise the impact upon the safe and effective delivery of healthcare services.

Effective and timely investigation and response to any negligence claim. Reduce the incidence of adverse impact of claims by adopting a prudent risk management approach.

TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE TRUST TO SUPPORT COLLEAGUES WITH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CONCERNS; ENCOURAGING COLLEAGUES TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE WORK STANDARDS AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE TRUSTS STAFF CHARTER.

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 in-patient 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.

The purpose of this Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) is to support Clinical staff within the Community Divison in completing the Electronic Safety Huddle template, to promote and support person centred, safe and effective care delivery.

The core objectives for secure services are to assess and treat mental disorder, reduce the risk of harm that an individual exhibits to others and to support recovery (Appendix 1: NHS Standard Contract for Medium and Low Secure Mental Health Services). The service addresses need associated with a diverse and complex degree of underlying disorders with some being persistent over the lifespan.

To provide a framework to support the effective management of personal relationships at work, so that personal relationships between colleagues or between colleagues and patients / service users do not compromise their work or lead others to believe that they might

This policy is intended to assist with the reduction in fatal and non-fatal pulmonary emboli and reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in patients admitted to Community Services Division bed based services, through the effective use of thrombo-prophylaxis.

The Recovery Team provides core hours of a 9am-5pm Monday – Friday service. (However flexibility is built into these hours depending upon service user need). The Recovery Team accepts referrals from the Trusts secondary Adult Mental Health Teams, the Criminal Justice Liaison teams, Older Peoples Services (for those with functional conditions) and the inpatient wards. Integrated teams with the local authority also accept direct referrals.

This document supports trained Health Support Workers (HSW) and Registered Nurses (RN) to administer Influenza, Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster vaccinations to patients under a Patient Specific Direction delegated by a GP