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This policy is based on the Health and Safety at Work Act and HTM 03-01 Specialist Ventilation for Healthcare Premises Guidance Parts A and B.

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.

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.

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.

This document is for Mental Health Care, Secure & Learning and Disability Care and Community Care Divisions and clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust clinicians in respect of patients’ physical health care needs and establishes standards of physical health examination and assessment in clinical services

This procedure provides guidance on processes relating to medicines that staff working within the ICRAS team 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.

This policy is based on the Health and Safety at Work Act and Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000

It is the intention of this policy to provide truist-wide guidance to ensure that all appropriate steps are taken to comply with the duty to manage pest activity within the organisation and to comply with pest control related legislation, approved codes of practice, guidance and relevant standards.

This document explains the process to identify and minimise work place hazards in order to protect the health of a new or expectant mother and her unborn child

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 requires employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to employees who are injured or become ill at work. This policy is designed to set out those management arrangements to comply with legislation.