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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) are committed to providing a safe, comfortable environment where patients and staff can be confident that best practice is being followed at all times and the safety of everyone is of paramount importance. and recognising that clinical consultations, examinations and investigations have the potential to cause some people distress. This policy sets out guidance for the use of chaperones during procedures that should be in place for clinical consultations, clinical examinations, investigations and clinical interventions, particularly in relation to intimate procedures.

This policy sets out guidance for the use of chaperones during procedures across services within Community Services Division, which should be in place for clinical consultations, clinical examinations, investigations and clinical interventions, particularly in relation to intimate procedures.

This policy covers the following key issues: • The circumstances in which consent should be sought • Standard consent forms for significant procedures • Sources of information for service users • Clarification of those responsible for seeking consent • Guidance on refusal of treatment, capacity to consent, use of human tissue and clinical recordings

This document clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Clinicians in respect of service users’ physical health care needs and establishes standards of physical health examination and assessment on admission to inpatient wards

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