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If you are yet to make a Conflict of Interest declaration for the financial year 2023/2024, this must be made on ESR by 31 March 2024.
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Our Mersey Cares Charity Network session can offer inspiration and help to bring your fundraising ideas to life.
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Catering FMA at Ashworth Clifford Southern marks 45 years delivering meals behind the wall this week.
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Influenza and other respiratory illnesses circulating in the community remain high, however vaccine uptake across the Trust has been disappointingly low this winter. This puts the health of our wider Mersey Care family, our patients and service users at risk.
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The clinical skills team have added NEWS2 and 'escalation of a deteriorating patient' training to the prospectus in section two. There are different ways you can access this training.…
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On receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks your Recruitment Officer will contact your new employee to arrange a start date in line with Trust Induction and training requirements for the role.…
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Prior to the interviews taking place you will receive an email from Trac, containing instructions on how to download your interview pack. Make sure you have the following documents…
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Key points to keep in mind: The OE&L Teams fund all apprenticeship study through the Apprenticeship Levy Additional cost such as salary, backfill, expenses…
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SA42 Preceptorship & Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
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.
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MM-SOP-TW-010 - Early Intervention in Psychosis
Early Intervention Teams (EIT) have now been established nationwide due to the recognition that early effective treatment in psychosis contributes to better recovery rates for both service users and their families (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NICE, 2014; NICE, 2013; NICE 2016b; NICE, 2018). This document brings together and updates the existing operational policies for the Wigan & Leigh, St Helens & Knowsley and Warrington & Halton Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Teams.
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SD29 Physical Health Care (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)
This document clarifies the responsibility of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Clinicians in respect of service users’ physical health care needs and establishes standards of physical health examination and assessment on admission to inpatient wards
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HR23: Management and Production of Staff Rosters
This policy aims 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; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The roster must ensure a fair and equitable distribution of shifts to all colleagues.
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MM-SOP-A-009 - Children's Eating Disorders
The aim of the service is to provide Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder Service which is fully integrated within a Community Children/Young People's Mental Health Service. This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) describes the operational aspects from first referral of point of entry into CEDS to discharge from service. The SOP includes the relevant referral pathways, depending on priority and or signposting on to other services.
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MMD-PROC-015 - 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 in-patient 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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NWB08 Medical Appraisal and Revalidation Policy
Medical Appraisal and Revalidation Policy NWBH The aim of this policy is to ensure that all licensed medical practitioners (doctors) with a prescribed connection to Mid Mersey Division (formerly North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)undergo a high quality and consistent form of annual medical appraisal.
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82 - Bladder and Bowel Policy
The policy provides detailed information in relation continence care, catheter care, digital rectal examination and Children’s bladder and bowel health care, for colleagues working within the Community Services Division
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MMD-POL-008 - Intimate Examinations and Chaperone Policy
This policy sets out guidance for the use of chaperones and procedures that must be in place for consultations, examinations, investigations and clinical interventions within Mid-Mersey Division. Chaperones must be offered for any consultation, examination or procedure where the patient feels one is required. This policy specifically applies to all intimate examinations and procedures. The main purpose of the policy is: To ensure that patients’ safety, privacy and dignity is protected during intimate examinations To ensure staff are protected when undertaking intimate examinations to minimise the risk of a Health Care Professional’s actions being misinterpreted. To recognise that the Trust Consent to Examination and Treatment Policy must be adhered to at all times.
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F07: Fit and Proper Persons Policy
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.