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Evidence from the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide yearly reports suggest that any patient who is discharged from a mental health inpatient environment are at their highest risk of relapse or harm within the first 72 hours. This Standard Operating Procedure will outline the expected practice standard for each clinician who is involved with the discharge of a patient from a mental health inpatient unit and those who will be completing the 72 hour follow up within the community. Mid Mersey Division.

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.

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

Around 40% of people who have been diagnosed with psychosis have also misused a substance at some point in their lifetime. This is at least double the rate seen in the general population. This policy aims to provide guidance to practitioners in Mid Mersey Division to assist service users with complex needs in a way that is effective, respectful to the individual’s human rights and within the law.

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.

This Policy, which covers the disposal of surplus / damaged / obsolete / condemned assets, has been developed by the Deputy Director of Finance for the attention of all managers in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions (Policy F02), and the Scheme of Reservation and Delegation of Powers (F03), which are available to view via the Trust’s intranet

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.

This Procedure sets out the actions that are expected of practitioners when an opt out of service is requested, non-attendance, non-engagement or non-compliance is identified and access to a child is therefore restricted, inhibited or prevented.

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.

This policy has been written to support the implementation of the Trust’s Clinical Skills Procedures which are available online via Clinical Skills.net. In addition this policy and accompanying procedures must be used as a reference guide for clinical staff to ensure best practice. To standardise competency and practice in respect of clinical procedures across the Trust by medics, nurses (qualified and non qualified) and allied health professionals.