3.1 This policy applies to all Gloucestershire County Council Staff, volunteers, students, agency staff, staff working as part of a GCC commissioned service and any other person working within adult social care and working within council in-house services.
3.2 When providing care to a person whose equipment is issued by the council’s Occupational Therapists (OT), or other healthcare prescribers, any care providers/care staff must follow this policy.
3.3 Self-purchased equipment, or equipment bought without an OT assessment would requires a person-centred dynamic risk assessment. When this is the case, staff should follow the key principles of this policy.
3.4 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) insists that independent care providers conduct their own risk assessments and maintain their own Moving and Handling policies, however, we expect these policies to align with the councils’ policies and all relevant legal requirements.
