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This document details Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust’s strategic position on employing the principles of least restrictive practice across all domains of business and service delivery across the organisation.

THIS POLICY IS AIMED AT SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY ACROSS MERSEY CARE. THE POLICY SETS OUT THE WAY ATTENDANCE WILL BE SUPPORTED IN RELATION TO SICKNESS ABSENCE, OUR RESPONSIBILITES AND ACCOUNTABILITES, AND HOW ABSENCE WILL BE REPORTED, RECORDED AND MONITORED.

Mid Mersey's adult inpatient services aim to provide a safe environment for all, thus maximising the opportunities for successful therapeutic interventions with service users. Searches are sometimes required to ensure the safety of the environment and those who are in it.

Mersey Care as an NHS Foundation Trust is committed to continually assessing and managing the risk of harm to others in conjunction with partner agencies. Risk is being coordinated through a robust structured risk management process that incorporates MDT reviews, H-RAMM and MAPPA. This policy will support those people who present with needs that sit outside of CPA and MAPPA and require a more formal approach to risk management.

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.