Incontinence Care and Advice Protocol
support for staff who care for patients experiencing incontinence.
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support for staff who care for patients experiencing incontinence.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the daily management of the ward ensuring the optimal staffing levels are met which meet the patients’ needs as determined by risk and level of acuity. Additionally, when planned staffing levels are insufficient to meet current patient needs from an increased demand due to patient acuity, that staff are clear about how to escalate this for support from senior nurses and managers in order to identify and redeploy human resources to maintain safety as and when necessary.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
Whilst staff will make every attempt to support an individual’s behaviour using the principles of Positive Behaviour Support and least Restrictive Practice, it is acknowledged that occasions may occur where due to the level of distress or presentation of a patient’s behaviour, staff will be required to restrict a patient’s access to their typical day time clothing providing them with special tear-proof clothing (TPC) as an alternative. This procedure details the requirements for safe use of TPC.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
Perinatal Operational Policy describes how perinatal care is delivered to ensure a safe, effective, and productive perinatal services.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
Moisture Associated Skin Damage procedure - Assessment, Prevention and Management of
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
This procedure supports the Trust to demonstrate the NHS Employers Employment Check Standards – Professional Registration and Qualification Checks and the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to ensure that all regulated professionally registered staff have their registration both verified at recruitment and throughout employment with their appropriate regulatory bodies.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Clinical
The main aim of this document is to set standards in practice to ensure that oxygen is administered, prescribed and stored safely. The principles apply to all medical gases, but for ease the term oxygen will be used throughout most of the document.
Category: Guidance
Topic: Clinical
This policy aims to ensure there is no risk to the safety and security of patients and staff arising from any visit to our premises by invited visitors such as families, friends, maintenance workers, solicitors, police, VIPs, celebrities or media.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
To support service users to have meaningful contact with their family members to support their wellbeing and recovery alongside ensuring that this is safe for the children.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical
The purpose of this policy is to inform Trust staff of the actions that should be taken and procedures to be followed when concerns have been identified regarding the safety or welfare of a child or young person.
Category: Policies
Topic: Clinical