Community Services Division Policies and Procedures

Staff are advised to always check that they are using the correct version of any policies rather than referring to locally held copies. The most up to date version of all Community Division-specific policies can be  found on this webpage.  

The date for review detailed on the front of all our policies does not mean that the document becomes invalid from this date. The review date is advisory and the organisation reserves the right to review a policy at any time due to organisation/ legal changes.  

Policies and procedures:

6 Clinical Handover of Care
9 Vaccination and Immunisation Policy
16 Delivery of Emergency Care Outside WICs
17 Self-Administration of Bed Based Care
20 Zoledronic Acid Guidelines
25 Intravenous Antibiotic Policy
27 Medicines Policy for Special Schools
30 Clinical Digital Photography Policy
32 Cold Chain Policy
33 Blood Glucose Monitoring - This has now been superseded by a Trust-wide SOP
36 Infant Feeding Policy 
38 Controlled Drugs
39 Verification of Expected Death
49 Guideline for Requesting the Interpretation of X-Rays by Nurse Practitioners in Liverpool WICS
51 Ear irrigation Policy
54 Blood Platelet Transfusion Policy
55 Fungated Wounds
60 DNA and Cancellation Framework
66 Hyper Granulation Guidelines
72 Policy for the Administration of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) by Registered Nurses
74 Overarching Hydration Policy
75 Pressure Ulcer Guideline
76 Guideline for Assessment, Management and Prevention of Leg Ulceration
81 Topical Negative Pressure (including Vacuum Assisted Closure)
82 Bladder and Bowel Manual
84 Clinical Policy for the Subcutaneous Administrations of Drugs via a Syringe Driver
85 Subcutaneous Rehydration Guidelines
89 Medicines Overarching Policy
94 Point of Care Testing HIV
101 Policy for Transition of Children and Young People to Adult Service
102 Peripheral Cannulation Policy
104 End of Life Policy
108 Children In Care Policy
109 Administration of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine - This has now been superseded by a SOP
121 Wound Assessment Guideline
122 Wound Debridement Guideline
130 Administration Of Insulin in the Community Policy
131 DVT and VTE Management Policy - Excludes Ward 35
131a DVT and VTE Management Policy - Ward 35 Specific
132 Blood Pressure Measuring Monitoring
136 Injection Policy
137 Safeguarding Supervision Policy
166 Chaperone
173 Intoxicated Patient Guidelines - This has now been superseded by Trust-wide Policy HS13 - Managing Violence, Aggression and Abuse in the Community
176 Protocol for the Administration of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine to Adults by Registered Nurses via Patient Specific Direction - This has now been superseded by a SOP: Administration of Vaccines by Registered Nurses via a Patient Specific Direction
177  Nail Surgery Policy
178   Community Management of Patients During and After Invasive  Clinical Procedures

LCH Corp 11 Supporting Positive Attendance - Long Term Sickness Procedure
LCH Corp 12 Supporting Positive Attendance Policy
LCH Corp 13 Supporting Positive Attendance Toolkit 
LCH Corp 14 Supporting Positive Attendance Short Term Sickness Procedures
LCH Corp 23 Flexible Working
LCH Corp 25 Uniform Policy