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The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) adheres to the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998, The General Data Protection Regulations 2018, Human Rights Act 1998, and other relevant legislation. That the good practice set out in the Information Commissioner’s CCTV Code of Practice is followed, where appropriate and that any CCTV system is not abused or misused and that CCTV is correctly and efficiently installed and operated

Policy is issued as a framework to support Information Governance and effective health records management.

his Policy defines the framework to ensure the Trust meets its obligations in relation to the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner Officer’s Code of Practice for Data Sharing and national guidance from NHS England.

To provider guidance to staff to enable Mersey Care NHSFT to comply with the new Provider Selection Regime when procuring (or sub-contracting) relevent health care services, in line with relevent legislation and national guidance

Roles, responsibilities and accountability in relation to safeguarding children Children High Secure Services Clarity about information sharing Definitions of abuse and vulnerabilities Child protection process

This procedure provides guidance to ensure that valpoate treatment is appropriately and safely used in accordance with regulatory requirements for all female children and women of childbearing potential and males under the age of 55 years. It advises health care professionals of the actions to be taken to educate patients on safe use of valproate and ensure awareness of the potential risk of birth defects and congenital malformations associated with taking valproate in pregnancy.

To outline the correct process for receipting, inspecting, acceptance testing and issuing of all newly purchased medical devices (MDs) introduced to the Trust.

The purpose of this SOP is to provide clear, consistent and Trust-wide guidance on the management, repair and servicing of medical devices, including: • How faults, defects and servicing requirements are identified, reported and managed • How medical devices are maintained safely throughout their lifecycle, including planned preventative maintenance (PPM) • The responsibilities of services and staff in ensuring equipment is available, tracked and appropriately serviced, including devices held in community settings or patient homes • When repairs and servicing should be undertaken internally versus externally • Escalation routes, financial authorisation and governance requirements • Assurance arrangements to ensure patient safety, compliance with MHRA requirements and value for money This SOP supports safe, timely and proportionate decision-making, strengthens accountability at service level, and reduces unwarranted variation across divisions.

The objectives of this policy are to describe the standards expected and the supporting processes for the management of the Trust's waste streams in accordance with current legislation.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Employees need to know the appropriate actions to take in order to protect and safeguard adults from abuse. This policy has been developed to describe the responsibilities of employees and organisation for the recognition and prevention of abuse and clarify the actions to take when abuse is suspected or identified.