Recommendation
The Trust must provide assurance that the CPA policy is adhered to in the Rotherham Assertive Outreach Team.
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The Trust should ensure that the approach to families involved in a serious incident committed by a Trust mental health service user is carried out in accordance with the principles of ‘Being Open’.
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The Trust should address those areas within the internal action plan that have not been completed on internal recommendations 4 and 5.
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The Trust should revise care planning and risk assessment formats to include the date of the last CPA review, and indicate when the next review is due.
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The Trust must provide assurance that the NICE guidelines for the prevention and management of psychosis and schizophrenia are incorporated into treatment plans.
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The Trust must provide assurance that best practice prescribing guidelines as published by the General Medical Council are adhered to.
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The Trust must provide assurance that nursing staff adhere to best practice guidance in the administration of depot injections and the requirements of the Safe Secure Handling of Medicines Policy in the care of patients receiving antipsychotic medication.
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The Trust must provide assurance that nursing staff adhere to best practice guidance in the administration of depot injections and the requirements of the Safe Secure Handling of Medicines Policy in the care of patients receiving antipsychotic medication.
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The Trust must provide assurance that the dual diagnosis policy is implemented in community teams.
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The Trust must provide assurance that community mental health staff are equipped with the skills knowledge and policy awareness to assess for the harmful use of substances in community mental health services.
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The Trust should provide assurance that Trust clinical staff are equipped with skills and knowledge in recognising and assessing the impact of domestic abuse, including assessment of capacity where indicated.
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The Trust should provide assurance that there are no patients from outside the RDaSH catchment area being treated in community teams without a time limited explicit agreement as to rationale for that including duration and review processes.