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This document is for Mental Health Care, Secure & Learning and Disability Care and Community Care Divisions and clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust clinicians in respect of patients’ physical health care needs and establishes standards of physical health examination and assessment in clinical services

This policy provides guidance to Non-Executive Directors, AHMs, MHA Services staff and, more widely, all Trust staff on the governance arrangements surrounding the Trust’s appointment of, and ongoing relationship with, AHM volunteers

A person may be detained for up to 36 hours in Health Based Places of Safety (HBPoS). During this time, the person may require medication that is critical to their health. The guidance in this procedure will ensure that a ‘Required Medicines Review’ be carried out for all persons detained under section 135/136 of the Mental Health Act. It will support Trust staff with processes relating to medicines reconciliation, assessment and review, prescribing, ordering, supply and administration of ‘Time Critical Medicines’.

To provide a framework to support the effective management of personal relationships at work, so that personal relationships between colleagues or between colleagues and patients / service users do not compromise their work or lead others to believe that they might

Policy aimed at those working within the Longmoor House, to explain the responsibilities relating to patient property and to outline good practice and process for the safe keeping and management of patient property whilst maintaining a safe environment and protecting vulnerable patients who may be at risk of potential harm.

The aim of the Flood Plan is to assist Mersey Care in preparing for a local disruption caused by flooding in order to minimise the impact upon the safe and effective delivery of healthcare services.

This Policy describes the application of the Trust Lease Vehicle Scheme of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. It consolidates all previous policies. The scheme is available to all colleagues who meet the necessary criteria, or where the Trust has agreed a lease car as part of an colleague’s remuneration package. All colleagues will be expected to participate in the scheme if it is deemed to be economically viable.

The aim of the plan is to provide a framework for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust to respond effectively, efficiently, and proportionally to major, critical and business continuity incidents that has or is likely to occur with the potential for affecting patients, staff, services, equipment, supplies and/or estates.

The Discharge Medicines Service enables NHS Trusts to send referrals direct to the nominated community pharmacy of patients who are eligible and would benefit from extra guidance around newly prescribed medicines, including a copy of the patient's discharge prescription, aiming to reduce re-admissions to hospital. The automated referral process and eligibility are determined in this SOP.

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.