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This policy provides information, guidance and advice on the actions required following an exposure to bodily fluids and inoculation injury to minimise the risk to colleagues of acquiring a blood borne virus

To support the legal framework and principles of subcutaneous hydration for the dying patient by Registered Practitioners working within the Community Services Division

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.

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.

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.

This policy commits the Trust and everyone working within it to take all reports of sexual misconduct seriously and to act on all reports. A zero-tolerance approach to sexual misconduct in the workplace is crucial to promoting a kind and caring culture.

This policy details actions regarding engaging Police to support with serious incidents

This procedure allows trained and authorised registered nurses to administer from a limited list of medication to hospital inpatients without being prescribe by a doctor, in situations where a delay in administration would be detrimental to the patient.

This procedure provides guidance and encourages best practice in relation to the safe preparation and administration of medicines to enhance patient safety and minimise the risk of errors.

This procedure ensures that medicines-related activities (including enteral feeds) in Special Schools are carried out in accordance with local and national guidance by trained, authorised and competent Trust staff, and determines roles and responsibilities for each of these activities.