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Sanctuary Health Handbook Issue 2, June 2015 QF165
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Sanctuary Health Handbook Issue 2, June 2015 QF165
Contents
03 - Welcome to Sanctuary Health
04 - Code of Conduct
05 - Before you start an assignment
05 - Appraisals
06 - Uniform Policy
06 - When on an assignment
07 - Timesheets and Payment
09 - Patient/Service User Records
09 - Code of Practice when working within a patient/service user’s own home
10 - Handling violence and aggression
10 - COSHH
11 - RIDDOR
11 - Risk of Incident reporting
11 - Fire safety
11 - Moving, lifting and Handling
12 - Health and Safety
12 - Complaints reporting, handling and management
13 - Infection Control
13 - Hand washing
14 - MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
14 - Sharps injury / blood splashing
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You fail to comply with Sanctuary Health Code of Conduct. ii. There are reports of continual poor performance. iii. The Hospital or Trust you are working for deems it necessary on the grounds of competence and / or public interest. iv. You have seriously breached the rules and / or policies of the client you are working for.
v. You continually fail to notify Sanctuary Health that you will not be attending a duty once you have accepted it, or you are continually late without acceptable reason. vi. There is evidence of theft, fraud, dishonesty or corruption. vii. There is evidence of deliberate damage to the property of others. viii. There is evidence of any type of abuse and / or disorderly or indecent conduct. ix. There is evidence of acts of incitement or actual acts of discrimination on the grounds of sex, disability, race, religion or ethnic origin.
x. You allow another person to use your identification badge.
Please note this list is not exhaustive.
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Sanctuary Health Handbook Issue 2, June 2015 QF165
Your responsibilities as a Sanctuary Health Locum
Please adhere to the Sanctuary Health code of conduct and where relevant, your regulator’s guide to standards of conduct performance & ethics at all times when working on an assignment for Sanctuary
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Set out your complaint in writing and send this statement to your recruitment consultant at Sanctuary Health. ii. We will invite you to attend a meeting to discuss the issues, provided you have informed us of the basis of the grievance and we have had reasonable opportunity to consider the information you have provided. iii. After the meeting we will inform you of our decision. iv. If you wish to appeal, you must inform Sanctuary Health within 5 working days of receiving the decision. On doing so, we will arrange a further meeting. After the appeal meeting we will inform you of our final decision within 5 working days of the appeal meeting.
Indemnity Insurance
NHS or Crown Indemnity pays for the financial consequences of alleged negligence which occurs in NHS hospitals. Crown indemnity would not apply to give you personal support if you have acted outside the terms of your contract, for example if you are being prosecuted for a criminal offence as when a patient has been killed by gross negligence.
It also does not apply for “Good Samaritan” acts, such as stopping at a roadside accident, defence at regulatory proceedings or inquiries into professional competence, work outside of NHS premises or General
We are imposing a timeframe on hospitals that we cannot control. If the SA believes the patient needs a Certificate of Hold, why impose limits on the hospital?
Unit 4 Assignment Introduction In a medical practice, ethical and legal issues can arise when any project is implemented. Projects that are to be implemented require the legal team to review prior to being implemented. Ethical and Legal issues that could arise once the Arcadia HealthCare Solutions Integration Project goes live into a production environment include privacy, encryption, as well as trust. The issues can be both ethical and legal.
On 11/12/2015, CM wet to the “A” dorm to locate the client. Client was lying in bed and CM requested for the client to come to the social service office. CM along with the client completed Bi-Weekly ILP Review. Client was alert, satisfactorily groomed, and casually dressed. She was cooperative and appropriate in the meeting.
The issue is that it is very difficult to assess the overall competence and voluntariness of a patient. CMA mandates that the protection of physicians is a must; and any change in law must legally protect those physicians who choose to participate from criminal, civil, and disciplinary proceedings. No physician should feel compelled to participate, and patients are free to transfer to another hospital if a physician denies a patients
6. NSW Health. Incident management policy. Clinical Excellence Commission.
Some of the resources that can assist employees like Mimi Hall and Gail Newel in executing public health measures in the face of opposition include the APHA Code of Ethics and the Pandemics Ethics Dashboard (Murtagh & Erwin, 2022). The APHA Code of Ethics provides a framework that acts as a guideline for public health professionals in making sound and ethical decisions (Murtagh & Erwin, 2022). It also offers principles and standards that champion the protection and alleviation of public health, and it can be utilized to communicate the essence and the rationale behind specific measures to the public. When professionals reference the APHA Code of Ethics, they showcase commitment to the ethical practice of public health and justify their actions.
The main function of the healthcare ethics committee is to resolve ethical conflicts by providing consultations and conflict resolution, answer ethical questions, promote patient rights and shared decision making between patients, surrogates, and their clinicians, promote fair policies and procedures that increases the probability of attaining good and patient-centered outcomes, and provide education (Ethics Committees, Programs, and Consultants, 2013). The committee reviews cases on a case-by-case basis and assists patients, family, and staff with coming to an agreement on the options that best met their needs (Healthcare Ethics Committee, 2013). The healthcare ethics committee is structured to include a broad span of community leaders in positions of political stature, respect, and diversity (Healthcare Ethics Committee, 2013). The healthcare ethics committee should include a multifaceted team, consisting of physicians,
The Joint Commission is involved in making sure the health care facilities are providing the patient and family members of patients the effective and safe care that the patient needs and deserves. There is a close relationship between the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) and the results of the Joint Commission survey. If the facility were following the NPSG’s then the facility would have more of likelihood that the organization will receive a good survey results from the Joint Commission. There are serious consequences for the health care organization if the organization does not meet the benchmarks set by the Joint Commission. Multiple tools out there will aid this author in determining if the organization that this author works in is
Nelson, William A. Healthcare Executive Column. July/August 2005; Making Ethical Decisions: A Six-Step Process Should Guide Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare; Healthcare Management Ethics. July/August
There is a controversial issue in regards to the violation of the HIPAA privacy rule concerning a client who was received at a small town hospital emergency rule. As a privacy officer, this issue has been bought to my attention. HIPPA violations are serious offenses, and ultimately, it is my responsibility to take corrective actions to resolve this matter upon this investigation. HIPAA’s purpose, Is to protect the privacy of health information concerning a client or an employee.
Jury nullification is a finding by a trial jury in contradiction to the jury's belief about the facts of the case, which occurs during a trial when jurors acquit a defendant, even though the jurors may believe the defendant to be guilty of the charges. (Legal IQ, 2017) Jurors have an obligation to follow the law, as interpreted by the trial judge when rendering a verdict; therefore, judges instruct jurors in this obligation. (Hall, 2014) However, “a defendant has no right to insist that a jury is instructed that it has the authority to nullify the law” (Hall, 2014, p. 577).
Respond to complaint by Listening to the complaint Keeping record of complaint Respect and keep confidentiality Refer to company complaint policy When a complaint is made, it should be taken seriously and the correct organisational procedure should be followed by referring to employee handbook which state that all complaint by a service user be reported to the care coordinator immediately. It is advised to suggest to the service users to put their complaint in writing or use the complaint forms which they can find in their care plan folder. 3.2 Explain the main points of agreed procedures for handling complaints. The main points of agreed procedures for handling complaints
Employees working in pediatrics hospital are supposed to take precautions to protect their patients and staff from exposure to potentially infectious materials. A fundamental component of standard infection prevention measures are a system of barrier precautions to be used by all personnel
The stakeholders in this situation are local health department, local hospital, healthcare
Patients are our priority and when there is any complaint from their side, it should be handled and sorted