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This procedure describes the processes that should be followed for the initiation and maintenance of anticoagulant therapy for a patient during their inpatient admission. It provides guidance on Low Molecular Weight Heparin, vitamin K antagonists and Direct Oral Anticoagulation treatments in relation to assessing eligibility, contraindications and cautions; consent and counselling; prescribing and care planning; administration and monitoring; discharge planning and obtaining supplies.

This procedure describes the systems and processes in place throughout Mid Mersey Division, to provide safe and effective care during a clinical emergency situation or resuscitation event. This procedure applies to all staff based within the Mid Mersey Division (this will include Marlowe, Tennyson and Chesterton units based at Hollins Park and Litherland Walk in-Centre due to the locality of these services and the resuscitation equipment they currently use) and provides direction for staff regarding their roles, responsibilities and actions in order to provide care and summon assistance in clinical emergency situations.

The guidance and standard operating procedures are based on Trust wide principles contained within the Patient Access Pathway and the Care Programme Approach policies, with localisation as required within St Helens Borough. The development of Recovery Teams are to offer a specialist multi disciplinary service for individuals over the age of 18 suffering with mental health problems that are of a sufficient severity or complexity to require specialist intervention and will work in close partnership with all other significant agencies. The St Helens Recovery Team provides core hours of a 9am-5pm Monday – Friday service. The Recovery Team accepts referrals from the Trusts secondary Adult Mental Health Teams, the Criminal Justice Liaison Teams, Older Peoples Service (for those with functional conditions) and the inpatient wards. Integrated teams with the local authority also accept direct referrals.

The purpose of this procedure is to ensure an effective and consistent response to reports of service users who are either detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007) or under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as per the Mental Capacity Act (2005) who abscond from an in-patient setting; are absent without leave (AWOL); or fail to return from a period of leave and how to return them safely to the ward if appropriate.

The purpose of the Rostering Policy is to ensure that service user’s safety is the primary objective of all Trust rosters. All rosters have to ensure that the staffing level and skill mix required for the safe and appropriate care of service users is available at all times;. The roster must ensure a fair and equitable distribution of shifts to all colleagues

This procedure is to facilitate registered medical, nursing and allied health professional staff to be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction and to be able give first line emergency treatment of intramuscular (IM) Adrenaline 1:1000 injection i.e. 1mg in 1mL.

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.

Data Protection Impact Assessment Template

Document summary This document contains guidance relating to victims’ rights under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (DVCVA) 2004 and Section 48 and Schedule 6 of the Mental Health Act 2007, relating to chapter 2 patients - (with effect from 3 November 2008). Through this Policy, the service will enable victims to exercise their rights and will ensure that all relevant staff are aware of their responsibilities and are enabled to fulfil these as required by the MHA 2007 and DVCVA 2004.

To ensure a standardised and stream lined approach to the process of New-born Bloodspots Results using Electronic record keeping system for Children’s Services across St Helens and Knowsley 0-19 Teams within Mid Mersey Division. This Standard operating procedure outlines a step by step approach for Administration Clerks and 0-19 teams.