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Practical guidance for managers and colleagues Supporting a neurodivergent colleague doesn’t mean having all the answers. This page focuses on practical, human approaches that help people…
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Making work work better Small, thoughtful adjustments can make a big difference. This page explains what workplace adjustments are, how they can help, and how to put them in place. Use this page…
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Understanding neurodiversity If you’d like to learn more about what neurodiversity means and why it matters in the workplace, this page provides background information and context.…
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Learning to support neurodiversity Training helps build understanding, confidence and inclusive ways of working. This page brings together learning opportunities for staff, managers and those…
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Learning from each other Connecting with others can be powerful. This page highlights staff networks, lived experience stories and opportunities to learn from colleagues across the Trust. Use…
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Your wellbeing matters Take a moment for you this spring and join us for wellbeing activities designed to help you recharge, reconnect and feel better at work. As we step into Spring, your…
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About the Service The NHS Social Work Service supports adults and carers whose health and wellbeing is affected by social determinants of health, and who require support to overcome practical and…
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A range of training modules to support increasing awareness and understanding of the unique pressures, challenges and disadvantages faced by members of the Armed Forces community in both our NHS staffing and our patients.
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Meet Catherine Salter, Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer, Medicines - Replenishment Team
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RightFax is currently used in some Trust services and replaced the need for physical fax machines several years ago. As alternative communication methods are now widely used, it is proposed that…
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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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Dietary referral Mental Capacity Act flowchart
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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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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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HR27 Supporting colleagues with Mental or Physical Disabilities
This Policy is about ensuring that employees with long term physical or mental health conditions are supported to remain in work and have access to the same opportunities as people who do not have health conditions, in line with the 2010 Equality Act.