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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

THIS POLICY DESCRIBES THE APPRAISAL PROCESS WITHIN MCFT. IT ENABLES MANAGERS AND COLLEAGUES TO UNDERSTAND ITS PURPOSE AS A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, OBJECTIVESETTING, INFORMING PAY STEP PROGRESSION, SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ITS COMPLIANCE AS A TRUST KPI.

The objectives of this policy are to describe the standards expected and the supporting processes for the management of the Trust's waste streams in accordance with current legislation.

Roles, responsibilities and accountability in relation to safeguarding children Children High Secure Services Clarity about information sharing Definitions of abuse and vulnerabilities Child protection process

his Policy defines the framework to ensure the Trust meets its obligations in relation to the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner Officer’s Code of Practice for Data Sharing and national guidance from NHS England.

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

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.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Employees need to know the appropriate actions to take in order to protect and safeguard adults from abuse. This policy has been developed to describe the responsibilities of employees and organisation for the recognition and prevention of abuse and clarify the actions to take when abuse is suspected or identified.

This document sets the framework within which claims for expenses incurred by Governors will be processed along with the individual responsibilities to ensure that claims are subject to an appropriate level of scrutiny and authorisation.