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Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children policy (Trust-wide)
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: August 14, 2026
The mission of our Trust is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. All our staff, whatever their role, have a part to play in helping us deliver this important mission. Every day, our staff are guided by our values: …
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Section 132, 132A and 133 patients’ rights policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: November 1, 2022
Section 132/132A/133 Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) applies to all patients who are detained or subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO). It places a duty on the hospital managers to provide certain information to patients and their Nearest Relative (NR), regarding which section of …
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Security management policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: March 27, 2026
The aim of this policy is to develop and implement the trust security strategy to protect staff and trust assets, so that it can provide high quality healthcare to the public and take all practicable steps to protect the property of our patients while they …
Service user property policy (including money)
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: October 16, 2023
This policy sets out the requirement for residential services to provide secure arrangements for the management of service user’s property that has been lodged with the service for safekeeping (deposited property) and to ensure appropriate recording of property kept by the service users (undeposited property).
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Special leave policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: January 16, 2026
The aim of this policy is to formally make provision for the many and varied circumstances that can arise to support staff to balance the demands of work, family and personal life, at times of urgent and unforeseen need by the provision of paid or …
Staff disability and reasonable adjustments policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: January 27, 2026
The purpose of this policy is to promote and provide a positive and inclusive work environment to attract, retain and support talent and diversity, accepting that people with a disability may have specific needs and requirements that others do not. To provide a clear framework …
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Standards of Conduct in Public Service Policy (including Business Conduct and Manager’s Code of Practice)
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: January 16, 2026
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching 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 …
Supporting Wellbeing (sickness and attendance) Policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: February 22, 2024
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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Surveillance camera policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: March 27, 2026
This policy covers the 2018 Data Protection Act (UK GDPR), the CCTV Code of Practice 2008, and the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice 2013 and is aimed at the use of CCTV and similar surveillance equipment that monitor, and record images from, those areas to …
Trans and intersex equality policy
Document category: Trust wide policy
Document date: July 1, 2022
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that: Staff are protected in the workplace regardless of their gender identity Medical and personnel records that are held by the Trust about staff are accurate and up to date
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