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Mersey Care recognised the need for improved mental health services for children, young adults and young adults transitioning to adulthood in our region. The goal of the new process is to provide a…
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Updating of the clinical division’s organograms Our standard operating procedure illustrates the process for the clinical organograms to be updated on a monthly basis. The…
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This is an archive page created to mark the transfer of our LD provision in Whalley in 2024. For content about the staff support during that period, you can view these pages. This week…
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We would like to remind you that there are ways we can support you, which includes speaking to your line manager, visiting our staff wellbeing hub for access to information, resources and…
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To make sure we are strong for the future we are balancing operational and clinical excellence in our services with innovation. This means that we will: Blend our expertise so that we can…
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The origin of the word ‘blog’ is as an abbreviation for ‘web-log’ – that is, an online diary. Our blogs are being developed to communicate informally with our…
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This year we will be celebrating Race Equality Week (3 to 7 February) by hosting a series of online events, which will be recorded and open to all colleagues. We have planned sessions throughout…
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Empowering Mersey Care through QA's Data & AI Skills Academy Designed to meet the unique demands of the healthcare sector, the Mersey Care and QA collaboration delivers innovative…
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Implementation Project
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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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Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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Dietary referral Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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Dietician Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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7 min briefing Mental Capacity Act - Shared Decision Making
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Mental Capacity Act or Mental health Act
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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.