Policies and procedures
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Policy and Procedures on the Protection, Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children
Document date: December 15, 2022
Prevent Strategy Implementation
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: February 22, 2024
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) is committed to safeguarding children and adults and acknowledges Prevent as a component of the ‘Safeguarding’ agenda. The Department of Health have stipulated as a mandate that all NHS staff receive awareness of their work on counter terrorism …
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Recruitment and resourcing policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: April 3, 2023
The recruitment and resourcing policy is intended to enable recruitment and resourcing to be undertaken in an effective and timely manner.
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Registration Authority policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: January 16, 2026
The policy aims to provide the framework for the continuing development of robust Registration Authority management practices established and to summarise the procedures for the operation of the Registration Authority within SWYPFT. The operation of the Registration Authority has been integrated, where possible, with Trust …
Registration of health and social care professionals and other staff required to maintain registration policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: August 6, 2026
This policy and procedure applies to all employed clinical staff and sets out the various responsibilities and actions required to ensure the registration required by registering bodies is maintained by staff, whether employed on a substantive or temporary basis.
Risk management governance framework
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: April 29, 2025
This risk management governance framework will support the achievement of the organisation’s mission, strategic objectives and priorities. Every aspect of the framework will be delivered in line with our values. The purpose of the framework is to set out the Trust’s strategic approach to the …
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Rostering policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: January 1, 2024
The purpose of this policy is to support managers in deploying staff in a way which takes account of the importance of work-life balance without compromising the most effective and efficient way of meeting the needs of service users. The policy recognises that it is …
Safe and secure environment policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: September 1, 2020
This policy is to ensure a safe and secure environment as far as reasonably practicable in the workplace, and to promote the health and safety of staff, service users, visitors or others. This policy document, whilst primarily designed to ensure the safety of staff working …
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Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect
Document date: April 3, 2023
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) is an organisation which is clear in its mission statement that our role is to enable people (children, young people and adults) to reach their potential and live well in the community. Our ultimate aim is to enable …
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Safeguarding adults policy and procedures (West Yorkshire Multi-Agency)
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: June 21, 2021
This policy and procedures have been agreed and endorsed by the five West Yorkshire safeguarding adults boards. The procedures set out the framework for how agencies across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, North Yorkshire, Wakefield and the City of York respond to concerns raised about abuse and …
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