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This page has been updated. Please note letter templates have been amended. Duty of Candour is the legal requirement for all NHS providers to be open and honest with patients and their families if…
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Staff from across the Trust are showing their support for Insulin Safety Week (11 to 17 May) to ensure vital information is shared with colleagues to help reduce incidents of insulin…
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Your Voice Your Change (YVYC) is a methodology used at Mersey Care to listen to our workforce in more depth than a survey approach allows. Over the years it’s been used to inform our strategic…
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Self-care As the festive season begins, it’s an ideal time to prioritise self-care—especially as workloads, celebrations, and end-of-year pressures begin to build. Amid the planning and…
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Our Communications strategic plan sets out our approach to internal and external communications. It aligns our communications objectives and activity with the Trust's priorities and operational…
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Update 23 March 2022 From 1 April 22 there will be a new appraisal system, L2P, which stands for Licence to Practise. Trust Appraisal and Revaliaton Lead:…
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🌿 Looking for a relaxed space to talk about your menopause experience? We want to support colleagues through every stage of menopause and help teams better understand how to support one another.…
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Background Following the Knowsley 0-25 tender process earlier this year, we received official confirmation that our Trust would not be retaining the Knowsley 0-19 contract. The new contract has…
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In light of the rising cost of living, financial wellbeing is now more important than ever. Prices are rising, taxes are increasing and worries about costs are ever growing. MoneyHelper is a…
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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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SD56 Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers
Policy to support all healthcare professionals caring for patients at risk of or with pressure ulcers
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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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IC02 Exposure to Bodily Fluids and Inoculation Injuries
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
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SD58 Overarching Wound Assessment
Policy document to inform clinical staff of all relevant skin care procedures and how these should be undertaken in line with national and evidence based guidance and best practice across Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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AHP10 Support for People Swallowing Non-Food items (PICA) SOP
This guidance has been developed to support clinical staff who are supporting individuals who experience pica whilst in our inpatient services, and for staff in the community who come into contact with pica. The guidance outlines the definition of pica and aims to provide staff with guidance on how to prevent and respond to incidents of pica. Some individuals consciously choose to swallow non-food items; others swallow non-food items as part of their condition. Management of the pica behaviour will depend on these factors.
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MMP09 Safe Use of Injectable 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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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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SA02 Risk Management Strategy
This Risk Management Strategy outlines the responsibilities for overseeing risk management activities across the Trust, ensuring that these meet the Trust’s requirements and national standards
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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.