The FT believes The Trust will Nursing and Nursing and Ongoing Mixing will only occur when Patient perception clearly articulate Patient Services Patient Services clinically justified or through surveys. that delivering SSA its commitment to Director Director patient choice. should the norm. Mixing the delivery of Board reports. will only occur by same sex exception for reasons of accommodation. Reports through UNIFY clinical justification or patient choice RCA Directorate quarterly reviews If mixing does If an episode of Nursing and Matrons Ongoing All staff will understand and Patient information mixing occurs Patient Services adhere to EMSA principles occur, staff attempt to patients and their Director and the expectations of the Reports through UNIFY rectify the situation as carers will be kept Trust. soon as possible, whilst informed of the RCA safeguarding the situation and how Patients and their carers individuals dignity and this will be will be kept informed in Directorate quarterly keeping the patient resolved those exceptional instances reviews (including where mixing does occur. informed about; why the timescale) Staff Education situation occurred and programmes what is being done to address it (with indication of timescales) Barbara Foggo Practice Development Coordinator March 2016
The FT believes that delivering SSA should the norm. Mixing will only occur by exception for reasons of clinical justification or patient choice The Trust will clearly articulate its commitment to the delivery of same sex accommodation. Nursing and Patient Services Director Nursing and Patient Services Director Ongoing Mixing will only occur when clinically justified or through patient choice. Patient perception surveys. Board reports. Reports through UNIFY RCA Directorate quarterly reviews If mixing does occur, staff attempt to rectify the situation as soon as possible, whilst safeguarding the individuals dignity and keeping the patient informed about; why the situation occurred and what is being done to address it (with indication of timescales) If an episode of mixing occurs patients and their carers will be kept informed of the situation and how this will be resolved (including timescale) Nursing and Patient Services Director Matrons Ongoing All staff will understand and adhere to EMSA principles and the expectations of the Trust. Patients and their carers will be kept informed in those exceptional instances where mixing does occur. Patient information Reports through UNIFY RCA Directorate quarterly reviews Staff Education programmes Barbara Foggo Practice Development Coordinator March 2016
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