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Advance Decisions Policy

It is a general principle of law and medical practice that adults have a right to consent to or refuse treatment. The courts have recognised that adults have the right to say in advance that they want to refuse treatment if they lose capacity in the future, even if this results in their death. A valid and applicable advance decision to refuse treatment has the same force as a contemporaneous decision. This has been a fundamental principle of the common law for many years and is now set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which came into force in 2007 supported by the Code of Practice to the Act. Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust aims to achieve a more balanced partnership between patients and healthcare professionals and acknowledges that it is the right of every adult patient with capacity to determine whether or not to accept medical treatment. In addition, it is the right of every adult patient to express views about their future care and treatment. The primary responsibility lies with the patient (the maker) to write an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT). The Trust endorses the good practice of staff, set out in national guidance and professional standards to provide information to and general support for patients who wish to write an ADRT. The Trust always encourages patients who wish to discuss their plans for future care and will provide advice to patients and support to advance care planning by helping to coordinate care and communicate plans. In addition, it is supportive of those patients who present with an advance decision and where this is valid and applicable, comply with that specific decision. This policy should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s Consent Policy and aims to raise awareness and give guidance to staff about advance decisions.

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Professional Nurse Advocate Form

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A5 - Receiving a Blood transfusion Patient Leaflet (P25)

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Guidance Checklist to Support Clinicians in determining Fast Track Eligibility (G258)

This guidance has been developed to assist Clinicians to determine whether it is appropriate to complete the Fast Track - Continuing Healthcare Application. The intention of the Fast Track Pathway is that it should identify individuals who need to access NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) quickly, with minimum delay, and with no requirement to complete a CHC Decision Support Tool (DST). Therefore, the completed Fast Track Pathway Tool, with clear reasons why the individual fulfils the criteria, and which clearly evidences that an individual is both rapidly deteriorating and approaching the end of life.

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Response to FOI

Disclosure Ref 2022109 - Strategies & reports including the operational plan 2022.pdf

FOI Disclosure

NatPSA-2023-010-MHRA

APPENDIX 6 Application Form for Unpaid Parental Leave.docx

Short Break Service SOP (S137)

This SOP aims to outline the process for providing clear guidance to medication support and assistance, delegation to the support workers/support worker supervisors and what training they need to complete for them to be able to support the patients in the service.