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The apprenticeship sessions are held on a monthly basis to help raise awareness of opportunities, gain an understanding of the support available and provide a forum where you can ask…
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The Infection Control team maintain a quality Infection Prevention and Control service across the Trust. We aim to prevent and control health care associated infections for service users, carers,…
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What is financial abuse? Financial abuse includes a number of different scenarios. Below are examples, but the list is not exhaustive: Theft of money or possessions Fraud, scamming…
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What is Emotional abuse? Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. It…
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Sleep well – session to improve your sleep this December Our sleep is so important, we may have late nights and additional stress over the Christmas period, which can have an impact on sleep…
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Hello All, As you are now aware because of staffing challenges that Byron ward has experienced, the Service has made a decision to ensure patient and staff safety is maintained to close Byron ward.…
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SD34 Venepuncture Policy
This document clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust clinicians and establishes the standards in respect of the theory and practice of venepuncture
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12.3.5.2 DPIA MC 211005 v3.0
Data Protection Impact Assessment Template
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SD12 Safe and Secure Medicines
The purpose of this policy is to determine the roles, responsibilities and processes for the handling of medicines and related products for all Mersey Care staff involved in medicines-related activities.
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SAG2 Death Certification SOP
Procedure to be followed when the death of an inpatient occurs to ensure that the Trust and individual medical practitioners meet their statutory requirements under the new Medical Certificate of Cause of Death and Medical Examiner Regulations (2024)
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85 - Administration of Subcutaneous Hydration for the Dying Patient
To support the legal framework and principles of subcutaneous hydration for the dying patient by Registered Practitioners working within the Community Services Division
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SD52 Assessment and Management of Choking in Adults
This policy provides practice guidance for all Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust staff. This guidance has been developed based on the document: Reducing the risk of choking for people with a learning disability: a multi-agency review in Hampshire produced by Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board Multi-Agency Partnership (2012) abd Supporting People at Risk of Choking Policy (2016) by Hampshire County Council. This document provides guidelines for staff to help identify when a person may be at risk of choking as well as practice guidelines regarding the choking risk pathway.
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SA03 Reporting, Management, Review and Learning from Incidents
The effective management of incidents is an integral part of the way the Trust meets its duty to minimise the risk to its service users, carers, staff and visitors, with the aim of maintaining their health and safety. This policy has been developed to provide a systematic approach to maintaining compliance with all guidance on this topic area.
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LOC 013 Protocol for engaging Police to support in Serious Incidents May 21.pdf
This policy details actions regarding engaging Police to support with serious incidents
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P184 Catheter Policy v2 Jun 25
This policy has been developed as a resource and framework for healthcare professionals who undertake urinary catheterisation care as part of their role, with adult patient
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178 - Community Management of Patients During and After Invasive Procedures
This policy is to guide services that carry out invasive procedures in community settings. It is also to guide practitioners providing clinical care to patients within the community setting, following invasive procedures or formation of stoma within hospital settings.