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Welcome to Mersey Care This area has been developed to help you learn more about the Trust, our plans for the future and how we will work together to achieve our perfect care goals. Click on the…
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Communicating with empathy in response to data breaches Data protection is fundamentally about people, not just systems or technology. The information we handle reflects the lives of individuals…
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Manager Mondays Wellbeing Programme Do you lead a team? Do you feel you don’t have time to look after your wellbeing? Would you like to find out quick, easy and…
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Meet the team The Communications and Marketing Team sits within Trust Wide Support Services and are responsible for all the Trust's internal and external communications, including all our staff…
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Last updated 5 February 2025 For any HR question, please contact the HR divisional lead/representative for your division.
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Records are an essential part of health and care Records and the information they contain, and the proper management of such records, are vital to the delivery of good quality healthcare services…
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Estates and Facilities manage the disposal of all the waste produced by the Trust. We operate zero to landfill regarding waste disposal practices, meaning 100% of our waste is either recycled or…
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Long COVID Long COVID is a term used to describe the symptoms and effects of coronavirus that last longer than four weeks beyond the initial diagnosis. We have pulled together a range of…
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Life Rooms Now more than ever it is important that you, our colleagues make a conscious effort to keep yourselves well. We want to ensure a holistic approach to all your wellbeing needs…
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MC01 Overarching Mental Capacity Act
The purpose of this corporate policy and procedure is to provide support and guidance for those working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This policy reviews and replaces the Trust-wide policy last reviewed in 2020
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MC04 Implementation and Management of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within the Meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The purpose of this corporate policy and procedure is to provide support and guidance for those working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This policy reviews and replaces the Trust-wide policy last reviewed in 2020
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7 min briefing Mental Capacity Act - Shared Decision Making
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Dietician Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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Mental Capacity Act or Mental health Act
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Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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Dietary referral Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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MH01 Overarching Policy and Procedure of the Mental Health Act 1983
The objectives of this policy are to describe the standards expected and the supporting processes for 1 Clinical and administrative application of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). 2 Describing the interface processes that exist between the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. 3 Monitoring the clinical and administrative application of the MHA. 4 Supporting those applying or monitoring the MHA through cross-referencing with the Act’s Code of Practice and other relevant literature, documentation. 5 Review and monitoring of the above process.
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Absent Without Leave (AWOL) Procedure
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 inpatient 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.
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SA07 HS8 Environmental Suicide Risk Assessment (ESRA)
The purpose of this policy is to describe how the organisation assesses and manages environmental risks for suicide and self harm, including ligatures and ligature anchor points, within all inpatient mental health wards. It is intended to support Trust staff in discharging their duty of care to service users, and to provide consistency and assurance of processes for the Trust.