This suite of documents focuses upon the way in which patient and staff and environmental safety can be maintained and enhanced. In particular, it considers best practice in terms of therapeutic management of violence and aggression.
A variety of issues are considered in relation to safe environment; including access to and exit from in-patient areas; searching visitors; the use of bed rails, and CCTV. These documents are critical in maintaining safe therapeutic environment, and minimising the risk of serious untoward incidents. They are primarily aimed at staff who deliver direct patient care.
3.01 - Preventing and Minimising Aggressive and Violent Behaviour Policy
3.02 - Searching Patients, Visitors and their Property Policy
3.03 - Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Policy for the Operation of CCTV (policy withheld from public disclosure in the interest of Trust security)
3.04 - Management of Access to and Exit from Inpatient Areas Where not all Patients are Legally Detained Policy & Procedure
3.05 - Safe and Secure Environment Policy
3.06 - Using Bedrails Safely and Effectively
3.07 - Police Liaison Policy between Leicestershire Police Force, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire & South Yorkshire Police Force
3.08 - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)
3.09 - Safe Working (Violence, Aggression and Harassment from Service Users to Staff) Policy
3.10 - Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements Policy (MAPPA)
3.10a - Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements Procedure (MAPPA)
