TOPIC |
ARTICLE |
HSCA Regulation |
LINK |
Abortion/termination of pregnancy |
Guidance in relation to requirements of the Abortion Act 1967 (Department of Health, May 2014) |
12 |
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Abortion/termination of pregnancy |
Procedures for the approval of independent sector places for the termination of pregnancy: Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs) (Department of Health, May 2014) |
12 |
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Abortion/termination of pregnancy |
Termination of pregnancy: An RCN nursing framework (Royal College of Nursing) |
12 |
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Abortion/termination of pregnancy |
The care of women seeking induced abortion (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2011) |
12 |
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Care, treatment and support |
NICE interventional procedures guidance (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
11 |
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Care, treatment and support |
Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
12 |
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Care, treatment and support |
The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care: A clinical practice guideline (Royal College of Nursing, 2005) |
12 |
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Challenging behaviour |
Meeting needs and reducing distress: guidance on the prevention and management of clinically related challenging behaviour in NHS settings (NHS Protect, 2013) |
13 |
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Complaints |
Good practice standards for NHS complaints handling (Patients Association, September 2013) |
16 |
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Complaints |
Independent sector complaints adjudication service |
16 |
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Conduct, ethics and performance |
Midwives rules and standards 2012 (Nursing and Midwifery Council) |
17,18,19,20 |
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Confidentiality |
Confidentiality: NHS code of practice (Department of Health, 2003) |
17 |
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Consent |
Using surveillance: information for service providers |
11 |
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Consent |
Reference guide to consent for examination or treatment – second edition (Department of Health, August 2009) |
11 |
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Consent |
Seeking consent: working with children (Department of Health, 2001) |
11 |
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Duty of candour |
NHS Standard Contract 2014/15: Updated Technical Guidance (Appendix 5: Contractual requirements relating to Duty of Candour) |
20 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
Alerts, product withdrawals and recalls (Food Standards Agency) |
14 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
General food law (Food Standards Agency) |
14 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
Healthier and more sustainable catering: a toolkit for serving food to adults (Public Health England, February 2014) |
14 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
Hygiene and food safety guidance (Food Standards Agency) |
14 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
The Food Safety Act 1990 – A guide for food businesses (Food Standards Agency) |
14 |
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Food safety/hygiene |
The Government buying standard for food and catering services |
14 |
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Infection control/cleanliness |
PAS 5748:2014 Specification for the planning, application, measurement and review of cleanliness services in hospitals |
15 |
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Medicines |
Professional standards for hospital pharmacy services: Optimising patient outcomes from medicines (Royal Pharmaceutical Society) |
12 |
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Medicines |
Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital - NICE Guidance PSG001 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, December 2007) |
12 |
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Mental health |
Provision of mental health care for adults who have a learning disability (Royal College of Nursing) |
9,10,11,12,13 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
10 key characteristics – food quality guidance (Council of Europe) |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
BAPEN: Malnutrition universal screening tool |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) explanatory booklet |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
Nutrition for specific groups (Royal College of Nursing) |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
Nutrition support in adults (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
Patient-led assessments of the care environment (PLACE): Organisational questions (NHS England) |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
The Hospital Food Standards Panel's report on standards for food and drink in hospitals (Department of Health) |
14 |
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Nutrition and hydration |
The nutrition and hydration digest: Improving outcomes through food and beverage services (British Dietetic Association) |
14 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Being open framework - guidance on communicating about patient safety incidents with patients, families and carers (NHS National Patient Safety Agency) |
12,17,20 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Definitions of levels of harm included in: National Patient Safety Agency, Seven Steps to Patient Safety |
12,17,20 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
National NHS staff survey reports |
17 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Never events list (update 2013/14) |
17 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
NHS premises assurance model |
15 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Patient experience in adult NHS services: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS services (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
9,16 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Quality and service improvement tools: Pre-operative assessment and planning (NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement) |
9,11,12 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Quality standard for nutrition support in adults - NICE quality standard 24 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, November 2012) |
14 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Quality standard for patient experience in adult NHS services - NICE quality standard 15 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, February 2012) |
9,10,16 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Saying sorry (NHS Litigation Authority) |
20 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Service user experience in adult mental health - NICE quality standard 14 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
9,10,16 |
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Quality monitoring/governance |
Service user experience in adult mental health: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS mental health services |
9,16 |
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Risk assessment |
Bed rail risk management - Sector information minute SIM 07/2012/06 (Health and Safety Executive) |
12,13,15 |
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Risk assessment |
Safe use of bedrails device bulletin (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regualtory Agency) |
12,13,15 |
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Safety |
Health care professionals Alerts Notices Directions 2006 (Department of Health) |
17,19,20 |
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Slips, trips and falls |
Falls: assessment and prevention of falls in older people (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
12 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
Guideline on safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals |
18 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
How to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time (National Quality Board) |
18 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
Mandatory nurse staffing levels (Royal College of Nurses) |
18 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
NHS employment checks standard |
17,18,19,20 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
NICE safe staffing guidelines (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) |
18 |
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Staffing and recruitment |
Uniforms and workwear: guidance on uniforms and workwear for NHS employers (Department of Health) |
12 |
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