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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 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.

This policy applies to all clinical staff including permanent and temporary staff employed by the Trust. The policy also applies to students, bank and locum staff, contracted staff and volunteers. Every healthcare professional in the Trust must be open and honest with patients when care or treatment does not go as planned and which causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress. Engagement with those affected by a patient safety incident will be managed compassionately and on an individualised basis.

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.

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.