Shared lives scheme policies

• 1. Referral to the Shared Lives Service

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• 2. Assessment of Needs

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• 3. Matching

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• 4. Introductions

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• 5. Emergency Shared Lives Arrangements

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• 6. Shared Lives Agreements

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• 7. Individual Planning, Monitoring and Review

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• 8. Ending a Shared Lives Agreement

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• 9. Making choices and decisions

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• 10. Communication

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• 11. Contact with Family and Friends

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• 12. Cultural and Religious Customs

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• 13. Daily life and inclusion in the community

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• 14. Safe Friendships and Relationships

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• 15. Personal Care

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• 16. Intermediate Care

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• 17. Staying Healthy and Making Use of Health Resources

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• 18. Working with and responding positively to people who challenge services

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• 19. Dealing with Emergencies and Crises

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• 20. Keyholding and Entering and Leaving a Person's Home

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• 21. Being Missing From a Shared Lives Arrangement

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• 22. Palliative Care, Death and Dying

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• 23. Health and Safety

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• 24. Risk Assessment and Risk Management

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• 25. Safe Working Practices (including moving and handling)

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• 26. Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences

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• 27. First Aid

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• 28. Fire Safety (Summary for people in Shared Lives arrangements)

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• 29. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

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• 30. Communicable Diseases and Infection Control

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• 31. Handling Medicines

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• 31A. Handling Medicines - Self Administered

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• 31B. Handling Medicines - Medication Administered

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• 32. Food Safety and Nutrition

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• 33. Aggression towards Shared Lives Carers and Workers in the Scheme

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• 34. Lone Workers

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• 35. Safeguarding Against Abuse and Neglect

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• 36. Management of People's Money Valuables and Financial Affairs

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• 37. Restrictive Physical Intervention

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• 38. Restriction of Liberty

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• 39. Harassment and Bullying

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• 40. Equal Opportunities

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• 41. Standards of Conduct and Practice

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• 42. Complaints and concerns

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• 43. Whistle blowing

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• 44. Confidentiality

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• 45. Continuous Improvement in the Service (Quality Assurance)

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• 46. Consultation and Participation in Running the Service

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• 47. Record keeping and Retention and Archiving of Records

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• 48. Access to files

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• 49. Joint working and Information Sharing

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• 50. Smoking and the Use of Alcohol and Drugs

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• 51. Making Arrangements to Close the Service

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• 52. Recruitment and Employment of Workers and Managers in the Service

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• 53. Grievance Procedure for Workers and Managers in the Service

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• 54. Disciplinary Procedure for Workers and Managers in the Service

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• 55. Conduct Toolkit

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• 56. Training and Development

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• 57. Approval Panel

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• 58. Recruitment and Assessment of Shared Lives Carers

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• 59. Supporting and Reviewing Shared Lives Carers

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• 66. Medication Administration Record

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• Example topical medicines application record sheet and body map

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