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The aim of the process outlined in this document is that all members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Team and their Direct Reports have been subject to relevant the Fit and Proper Persons Test on an annual basis.

WORKFORCE SHARING (MOBILISING COLLEAGUES) IS IN ESSENCE MOVING COLLEAGUES FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER. EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE SHARING (MOBILISING COLLEAGUES) ENSURES APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF COLLEAGUES ARE AVAILABLE TO DELIVER SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS AND SERVICE USERS. WORKFORCE SHARING CAN BE NECESSARY FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR EXAMPLE STAFFING SHORT FALLS AND DURING BUSINESS CONTINUITY.

The purpose of this policy it to provide information and guidance to Mersey Care NHS Trust directors, managers and staff on their responsibilities concerning health and safety at work. This policy applies to trust employees and anybody who is or may be impacted upon by work activities of the trust. The trust has a duty to ensure that all workplace risks are managed appropriately. This policy has been developed in line with guidance from the Health and Safety Executive. The scope of this policy applies to all activities and functions undertaken by, or on behalf of the Trust.

The aim of the procedure is to ensure the safe and effective care planning, prescribing, and administration of buccal midazolam for status epilepticus and repeated/cluster seizures.

This procedure has been developed to ensure the effective and safe management of adult patients who are admitted to a Trust inpatient unit with opioid dependence.

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

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.

To provide clear information to everyone working at MCFT about dress, uniform and other aspects of appearance.

This plan sets out the criteria for identifying and declaring an outbreak along with the process for establishing and running an Outbreak Control Team

The Strategy outlines how one person can make a difference when raising concerns about how Mersey Care provides care and delivers its services, encouraging people to speak up, for leaders to listen up and for all parts of the organisation to take up the lessons learned from concerns raised - as part of our Just and Learning Culture