Consent to examination or treatment
As both a legal and ethical principle, consent must be obtained before an act of care or treatment (including examination) is provided to a person.
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Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Policy provides direction and guidance to all staff involved in the assessment, care, treatment or support of people over 16 years of age who may lack the capacity to make some or all decisions for themselves.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
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Young people admitted to adult inpatient wards
This policy informs Trust services what they must do in order to ensure compliance when young people are being considered for admission to adult psychiatric wards.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
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Inter hospital transfer procedure
Protocol for Hospital Transfers between TEWV NHS FT and Acute Hospitals
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
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Privacy and dignity policy
Respecting people’s privacy and dignity is essential to support wellbeing and recovery. The purpose of this policy is to set out how we maintain the privacy and dignity of service users.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
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Delayed transfers in non acute and mental health sectors
The aim is to improve partnership working and promote effective discharge practice through an agreed collaborative approach to reducing delayed transfers of care.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
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Procedure for inpatient service users who require care in the local acute hospital trust
Procedure for Inpatient Service Users who require care in the local acute hospital trust.
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Admission, transfer and discharge from inpatient settings policy
We aim for effective communication and involvement through the development of sustainable partnerships and collaboration between Trust staff and our service users, their families, carers, significant others
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
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Transitions protocol, child and adolescent to adult services / primary care
Transitions Protocol, Child and Adolescent to Adult Services / Primary Care
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Safe use of long term segregation (lts)
A suitable environment that takes account of the patient’s dignity and physical wellbeing;
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
