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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.

MAPPA are the statutory arrangements for managing sexual and violent offenders. MAPPA is not a statutory body but is a mechanism through which agencies can better discharge their statutory responsibilities and protect the public in a coordinated manner. Agencies always retain their full statutory responsibilities and obligations. The relationship between MAPPA and mental health services are well documented, this protocol seeks to enhance the guidance by identifying local and Trust arrangements

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.

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 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.

This procedure provides guidance on processes relating to medicines that staff working within the ICRAS team in Liverpool & South Sefton 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; and process for referring to ICRAS Medicines Management Team.

This document describes the action to be taken in the event of a bomb threat or suspicious package being reported on or in the vicinity of Trust premises.

THIS POLICY IS TO INFORM MANAGERS AND COLLEAGUES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REGARD TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF COLLEAGUES FROM THE RISKS OF WORKING EXCESSIVE HOURS BY APPLYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORKING TIME REGULATIONS 1998.

Occupational Health Department Health Assessment Questionnaire for Night Workers

This policy outlines the mechanism for ensuring Patients are nutritionally screened throughout admission, nutritional problems are identified, and appropriate interventions are in place to improve clinical outcomes. To ensure the availability of nutritious and healthy food for service users and staff within inpatient units to cover Merseycare inpatient units and rehabilitation units in line with current national food standard, CQUIN and healthy eating guidelines.