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Scope

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  1. 1
    Policy statement
  2. 2
    Purpose
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Definitions
  5. 5
    Legal Context
  6. 6
    Expected Death
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    Unexpected and/or suspicious death
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    Information recording
  9. 9
    Funeral arrangements
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    Medication
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    Media
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    Possessions
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    Supporting others who use the service
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    Supporting staff
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    Death data processing
  3. 16
    Carers
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    Pets
  5. 18
    Recovering equipment
  6. 19
    Practice guidance
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    Implementation
  8. 21
    Monitoring and review
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    Expected death flow chart
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    Unexpected and/or suspicious death flow chart
  11. 24
    Appendix 1 – Guidance on multicultural issues
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    Appendix 2 – Useful organisations and websites
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    Policy details

3.1    This policy applies to all Social Care staff within the Community and Adult Care Directorate, and its contracted providers1, who may discover an individual currently receiving social care services arranged by the Directorate, who may have died.

(Examples of services this policy aims to cover include residential and nursing care, day care and domiciliary care).

3.2    For the purpose of this policy, death falls into two categories: expected death, and unexpected/suspicious death. This policy gives guidance on how staff should deal with each of these circumstances.

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