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Policy details

In this section

  1. 1
    Policy Statement
  2. 2
    Definitions
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Legal Context
  5. 5
    Mandatory Procedures
  6. 6
    Practice Guidance – General Personal Care
  7. 7
    Washing, dressing, toileting
  8. 8
    Nail Care
  9. 9
    Shaving
  10. 10
    Contact Lenses and Spectacles
  11. 11
    Dental Care
  12. 12
    Hearing Aids
  13. 13
    Sanitary/Incontinence Protection
  14. 14
    Contraceptive Devices
  1. 15
    Body Piercing
  2. 16
    Practice Guidance – Clinical Tasks
  3. 17
    Category 1 – Acceptable Tasks
  4. 18
    Category 2 –Tasks that may be delegated by a health professional to the local authority
  5. 19
    Category 3 Tasks – Not to be performed by adult social care staff in any circumstances
  6. 20
    Emergency Procedures
  7. 21
    Cardiac and Respiratory Resuscitation/DNR notices
  8. 22
    Self-Directed care
  9. 23
    Recording
  10. 24
    Implementation
  11. 25
    Monitoring and Review
  12. 26
    Acknowledgements
  13. 27
    Policy details

 

Author: Janet Waters
Authors Title:

Strategic Planning & Policy Officer
Date: April 2010
Revised and checked: May 2011
Revised for MCA Compliance by:  David Pugh MHA & MCA Implementation Manager October 2011
Last reviewed:
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