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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.

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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

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Trust sets out in place how it responds to the deaths of patients who die under its management and care. It will ensure that the Board of Directors takes a systematic approach to the issue of potential avoidable mortality and have robust mortality governance processes in place to ensure the delivery of safe care.

A corporate policy to ensure carers are meaningfully involved in care planning and offered the health and social care support they need to care safely and effectively

Provide employees with suitable guidance to manage and control the risks to health from substances subject to COSHH and thereby reduce the risk to our employees, patients, visitors, and contractors in compliance of the regulations

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 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.

Policy supports Mersey Care NHS FT in its commitment to providing an occupational health service to all colleagues, which delivers a safe, effective, quality occupational health service

Supporting newly registered/qualified or return to practice health and social care professionals (preceptees) is critical if we are to deliver consistently high quality care to people who use our services. Ensuring that preceptees are supported through he transition from student to qualified practitioner is an important organisational priority which is reflected in this policy.