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Harassment and Bullying Policy
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) is committed to promoting an anti-harassment/bullying ethos. It is recognised that harassment in all its forms is both detrimental to the individuals affected by harassment and to the Trust as a whole. This policy enables harassment …
Supporting Wellbeing (Sickness and Attendance) Policy
In order to provide high-quality care to service users and their carers, the organisation must also ensure that staff regularly attend work to provide the appropriate numbers, skill mix and experienced staff at work. High levels of absence can disrupt the provision of services, impact …
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Health and safety policy
The policies, procedures, guidelines, clinical protocols and local work procedures of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are intended to provide a framework to ensure that Trust manages health and safety risks in an effective, sensible, professional and legal way as far is reasonably …
Fire Safety Policy
The policies, procedures, guidelines, clinical protocols and local work procedures of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) are intended to provide a framework that ensures that the work of SWYPFT is conducted in such a manner as to enable the organisation to fulfil …
Standards of Conduct in Public Service Policy (including Business Conduct and Manager’s Code of Practice)
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the ‘Trust’), and the people who work with and for us, collaborate closely with other organisations, delivering high quality care for our service users/patients. These partnerships have many benefits and should help ensure that public money is spent …
Anti-Fraud Bribery and Corruption Policy
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (The Trust) is committed to reducing the level of fraud, bribery and corruption within the NHS to an absolute minimum and keeping it at that level, freeing up public resources for better patient care. When fraud is proven, …
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Data security protection policy
In order to provide high-quality care, operate effectively and be accountable to the public the Trust must hold and process personal and sensitive personal data about services users in both electronic and paper formats. The chief executive, supported by the Caldicott Guardian and SIRO, is …
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Customer services policy: supporting the management of complaints, concerns, comments and compliments
The Trust’s customer services function exists to facilitate a response to all enquiries, and to deal appropriately with feedback. The service operates as a single gateway for raising issues and enquiries, including requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This policy primarily covers feedback about …