Policy Updates
Wales - Registration - Nursing Home
Access to Information Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WAC01This policy details the process to follow when requests for information are received. It has been reviewed with no significant changes and references have been checked and updated.
Registration Authority Notification Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WAC11Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Maintenance Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WMB03This policy details the maintenance procedures for a service to follow. It has been reviewed and the procedure updated to reflect “Hot works” and “Permit to Works” with additional bits of information. There is also reference to working safely, barriers and locking off areas, making the area safe, cleaning up and removing tools after completion or away from the work. A Permit to Work template has also been provided in the Forms section.
Staff Levels Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPM08Policy reviewed and updated and now includes reference to COVID-19, and also provides a link to a dependency tool under the ‘Further Reading’ section of the policy.
DBS/Disclosure Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPR04All prospective employees should be subject to a risk assessment for a DBS check and, if they are assessed as requiring a DBS check, consideration should be given to the appropriate level. The policy has been reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Health and Safety Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WHR01Policy reviewed and updated and now includes reference to COVID-19 and the implications for health and safety.
Equality and Diversity Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPE03This policy underpins each employer’s approach to discrimination and equal opportunities. It has been reviewed and some content changes made, including reference to ‘bullying’ as a form of discrimination. References have also been added in the ‘Further Reading’ section.
Working Time Regulations Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPM13Legislation has been inserted with reference to the Working Times (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. A new procedure has been included to confirm that employees are now entitled to carry 4 weeks’ paid leave into the following two annual leave years if prevented from taking holidays due to Coronavirus. A new form ‘Notice to take annual leave under Regulation 15(2) WTR 1998‘ and further references have been added, whilst the Welsh Lines of Enquiry have also been added.
Absenteeism Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPP01The policy has been updated to streamline the structure and add new useful documents. The references have also been updated and Welsh Lines of Enquiry added.
Grievances Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WPP04This policy is one of the main policies governing the relationship between employees and their employers. It sets out a formal process that an employer is obliged to deal with. It has been reviewed with no significant changes and references have been checked to ensure they remain current. One extra further reading reference has been included.
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