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Our colleagues at British Medical Association (BMA), Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) and British Dental Association (BDA) have formally confirmed that strike action will take…
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Monday 3 April is the beginning of the 2023 annual PACE appraisal window (3 April 2023 to 31 December 2023).
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Data up to the end of March 2023 highlighted the positive and significant impact of Mersey Care’s Winter Plan.
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Service users and staff within our Mental Health Care Division were treated to health and wellbeing sessions by students from Hugh Baird College.
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On 5 July 2023, the NHS marked 75 years of service. We celebrated this milestone throughout the Trust by showcasing the best of the NHS.
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Navneet Kapur, Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the University of Manchester and honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Mersey Care led this important research which looked at suicide risk in over 400 000 personnel who had left the UK Armed Forces over a 23 year period.
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The Access and Egress from service workstream focuses on the points where primary and secondary care services connect and the services that work within this space, such as Step Forward. The efficiency…
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Think parent, Think child, Think family Seven minute briefing on Think Family The Family Model is a useful conceptual framework that can help staff to consider the parent,…
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Children have the same rights as adults over their personal data and who they wish their information to be shared with. However, there is no legal age defined in English law for children to consent to…
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by recognising and celebrating the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent, while creating more inclusive and equitable cultures that celebrate differences and empower every individual.
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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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MC01 Overarching Mental Capacity Act
overarching, policy, procedure, mental, capacity, act, MCA,
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MH01 Mental Health Act Over-arching MHA 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. 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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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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SD01 Leave for In Patients managed under Section 131 of the MHA
CORPORATE POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR LEAVE FOR INPATIENTS WHO ARE EITHER MANAGED INFORMALLY UNDER SECTION 131 OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT OR UNDER THE GENERAL POWERS OF THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (SECTIONS 5 & 6)
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HR27 Supporting Staff 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.
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LOC 002 The Role of The Community Mental Health Teams May 21
The policy provides information of the role of Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in Local Services Division
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MH16 Section 136 of Mental Health Act 1983 Joint Agency Policy and Procedure
Section 136 of Mental Health Act 1983 Joint Agency Policy and Procedure
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SA07 HS8 Environmental Suicide Risk Assessment (ESRA)
The purpose of this policy is to describe how the organisation assesses and manages environmental risks for suicide and self harm, including ligatures and ligature anchor points, within all inpatient mental health wards. It is intended to support Trust staff in discharging their duty of care to service users, and to provide consistency and assurance of processes for the Trust.