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.  

Clinical Policies and Procedures:

6 Clinical Handover of Care
9 Vaccination and Immunisation Policy
17 Self-Administration of Bed Based Care 
25 Management and Administration of Intravenous Medicines 
27 Medicines Policy for Special Schools
30 Clinical Digital Photography Policy
32 Cold Chain Policy - Community Services Division Colleagues should now use MM21 Trust-wide Cold Chain Procedure
36 Infant Feeding Policy 
38 Controlled Drugs
39 Verification of Expected Death
49 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 
72 Policy for the Administration of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) by Registered Nurses
74 Overarching Hydration Policy
76 Assessment, Management and Prevention of Leg Ulceration
81Topical 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 
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
121 Wound Assessment 
122 Wound Debridement 
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
166 Chaperone
177  Nail Surgery Policy
178  Community Management of Patients During and After Invasive  Clinical Procedures
179  Patient Property

Non-Clinical Policies and Procedures:

LCH Corp 25 Uniform Policy

Other Useful Links Relating to Community Services Division Policy and Procedure

Emergency Treatment Outside Walk In Centres - This is now covered within this flowchart procedure

Pressure Ulcer Guideline - This is now covered within Trust-wide Policy SD56 - Management and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

Safeguarding Supervision - This is now covered within Trust-wide Policy SD33 - Supervision & Reflective Practice

Intoxicated Patient Guidelines - This is now covered within Trust-wide Policy HS13 - Managing Violence, Aggression and Abuse in the Community

Trust-Wide Policies and Procedures:

The current versions of all Trust wide Policies and Procedures can be found here.