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CLINICAL GUIDANCE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ENTERAL FEEDING TUBES ACROSS MERSEYCARE COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND SECURE DIVISIONS POLICY APPLIES TO: MENTAL HEALTH AND SECURE INPATIENTS, WAVERTREE BUNGALOW RESPITE UNIT, COMMUNITY BED BASED UNITS (LONGMOOR HOUSE, ICRAS HUBS), PATIENTS LIVING IN COMMUNITY IN CARE HOMES OR OWN HOMES

Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS)

This policy details the action required by all individuals directly employed by the Trust, contract staff, students, volunteers, locums and bank/agency staff, service users, carers and general public, to minimise the risk of infection, to service users, staff and visitors.

The benefits and contribution that assistance dogs, therapy and pet animals offer in enhancing the quality of life and care experience is well documented, especially in mental health. In certain circumstances, animal visits to ward and clinical areas may be allowed if a thorough risk assessment has been undertaken and any identified risks are managed appropriately, as such visits have been shown to have numerous psychological and physical benefits which may outweigh the infection control issues.

This SOP is aimed at all Allied Health Professional staff members (registered and non-registered) who work within the trust in a specified AHP role, including locum, bank and apprenticeship AHP’s. This SOP is aimed at all members of staff responsible for signing off for the AHP job plans at first and second approval status, which will include line manager’s, service managers’ and professional leads as determined by local workforce structures.

This SOP details the obligatory steps to be undertaken when completing a Quality Impact Assessment (QIA) to assess the impact of change schemes in conjunction with an Equality Impact Assessment. This SOP illustrates the required reporting governance for Clinical Executive sign-off; providing an assurance that all relevant stakeholders have been consulted and enabled to contribute to completing the QIA. That all benefits, risks, hazards and issues have been acknowledged, and appropriate controls or actions have been identified to mitigate or remove potential impact on the Quality elements of the QIA. This process also involves predicting and assessing the implications of a change scheme for a wide range of people. Therefore, this SOP must be associated with the Trusts Equality Monitoring Policy SA40.

Policy supports Mersey Care NHS FT in its commitment to providing an occupational health service to all colleagues, which delivers a safe, effective, quality occupational health service

This document provides guidance to cover the procedure to be followed in circumstances where Consultants undertake private practice whilst working at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Contacting colleagues on call

This clinical guideline aims to provide guidance on the management and monitoring of prolactin levels.