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Amendments

November 2020

Caption: November 2020 Amendments
   
New Procedures and Features
Procedure Title Details
Storage of Data on Practitioners Mobile Devices This new procedure has been added.
Caption: Next Amendments
   
Next Update: May 2021

2020 Amendments

May 2020

Caption: May 2020 Amendments
   
Updated Procedures
Procedure Title Details
Recognising and Responding to Deprivations of Liberty References to parental consent in relation to deprivations of liberty for 16 and 17 year olds have been removed in response to the Supreme Court judgement RE D (A Child) on 26th September 2019. This declared that parents cannot provide such consent.
Social Media (use of) The procedure has been updated to reflect guidance on social media from the new social work regulator, Social Work England.

2019 Amendments

November 2019

Caption: November 2019 Amendments
   
Updated Procedures
Procedure Title Details
Direct Payment Procedure A link has been added to further guidance about the 4 consecutive weeks in a care home rule.
Joint Packages of Health and Social Care The use of this procedure has been clarified in regards to Section 117 funding arrangements.
New Procedures and Features
Procedure Title Details
Liberty Protection Safeguards Procedure This new procedure has been added.

May 2019

Caption: May 2019 Amendments
   
Updated Procedures
Procedure Title Details
NHS-funded Nursing Care Procedure (FNC) The procedure has been updated to link to the newer version of the NHS-funded Nursing Care Practice Guide, published in December 2018.
Interpreter and Translation Services Section 4, Family and Friends as Interpreters has been updated to provide clarification about the appropriate use of family members or friends as interpreters under the Care Act.
Adult Safeguarding Procedure An introduction to the Safeguarding Team has been added.
Mental Health Team An introduction to the Mental Health Team has been added.
Community Occupational Therapy Team An introduction to the Community Occupational Therapy Team has been added.
Telford Integrated Community Assessment Team (TICAT (Social Work)) An introduction to the Telford Integrated Community Assessment Team (TICAT) has been added.
Locality Teams - Wrekin, Hadley and Lakeside An introduction to the Locality Teams has been added.
Throughout the Procedures
Exploring and Managing Different Views

A tool from Halo Psychology has been added to the tri.x Resources area 'Six Tips to Help You Have Difficult Conversations'.

This has also been referenced and linked in all versions of The Skilled Conversation and Care and Support Planning procedures.

This resource was accessed from LinkedIn on 13/02/2019.