Charging policy, 2023/4
The County Council's charging policy for the financial year sets out the requirements and arrangements for charging for social care services, whether in the community or in a residential or nursing home. The legal authority to charge is set out in the Care Act 2014 and its accompanying Regulations. Version 2.9b, April 2023. Please note that this document is presently unsuitable for assistive technologies.
Choice of Accommodation Policy
The Choice of Accommodation policy sets out how the Council will offer, wherever possible, a choice of care and accommodation to a person, but in the event that choices are limited or need to be sourced urgently, how the Council intends to discharge its statutory duties. Version 1.2, January 2023
Collecting and sharing customer and family and friend carer stories and case studies
Guidance for staff on the process to be followed to ensure that informed consent is correctly obtained and can be evidenced for the collection and appropriate sharing of customer and carer experiences, internally and externally. The guidance also explains what information can be shared if you are unable to obtain consent. Version 1.0, July 2022
Consent to collect and share your experiences of adult social care form
This form should be completed with a customer or family and friend carer to ensure informed consent is correctly obtained and can be evidenced for the collection and sharing of experiences. Version 1.0, July 2022
Direct Payments Policy
This policy sets out how the Council will deliver direct payments within Adults’ Services. This policy applies to all council practitioners and those partner organisations with delegated responsibility. Please note: This is an interim document for Adults’ Services only and it will be updated further following adoption by Children’s Services. Version 2.1, May 2023
Infection Prevention and Control Policy for West Sussex County Council's CQC Registered Care Homes
The steps taken in health and social care settings to protect people we support and staff from infection represent an important element in the quality of care, particularly as some infections have the capacity to spread within environments where susceptible people share eating and living accommodation. It is also important to be aware of the possibility of infection in people we support and for care workers to identify these promptly. Version 3.0, October 2022.
Lone working policy and practice guidance
The County Council seeks to minimise the risks faced by its staff who work alone. It is required to do all it can in this respect under current employer legislation. This updated policy and practice guidance for both Adults' Operations and Family Operations is designed to alert staff to the risks, identify individual responsibilities, and provide guidance to support the minimisation of risk. Version 1.2, February 2018
Medication Policy
The 2021 update of this policy includes information about controlled drugs, consent and capacity, deprivation of liberty safeguards, and medicines reconciliation. This policy includes a number of templates, organised as appendices. Version 1.5, February 2021
Mental Health Act S.117 Policy, pan-Sussex
S.117 Mental Health Act covers the arranging of after-care services to particular patients who continue to have both health and social care needs on leaving a mental health hospital in which they have previously been compulsorily detained for treatment. This updated policy and procedures document is in use by the County Council and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Version 5.0, December 2022
Mental Health Act S.135 S.136 policy and guidance
This pan-Sussex multi-agency S.135 and S.136 policy advises what is to be done when a person needs a Mental Health Act assessment in a designated place of safety. The document is owned by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and now includes information about a new designated single point of contact. The document does not meet the Accessible Information Standard in this format. Version 8.1, July 2020
Mental Health Act S.6 policy and procedures
Arrangements for the conveyance of patients subject to the Mental Health Act are specified in this pan-Sussex document. This replaces version 4 from October 2015 and the separate briefing issued in December 2017. Details of the revised arrangements for the sourcing of out-county inpatient beds for individuals are included in section 12. Version 5.0, April 2021.
Mental Health Act S.7 Guardianship: policy
This document sets out the County Council's policy on Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983 and its Code of Practice (2015). It is accompanied by a separate practice guidance document that details how applications for Guardianship are made by Approved Mental Health Professionals and how those applications are then processed by the County Council. Version 5.2, July 2022.
Minor adaptation and deep clean practice guidance
This practice guidance sets out how the County Council, in partnership with District and Borough Councils, will provide assistance for funding essential minor adaptations to promote independence within the home, and to arrange for properties to be cleaned in order to reduce risks associated with a person remaining in an unhygienic property, with the intention of promoting peoples' independent living and well-being. Version 1.4, January 2023
Payments and reimbursement of expenses for customers and family and friend carers
The purpose of this guidance is to explain the payment and reimbursement of expenses process for the involvement, co-production and participation of customers and family and friend carers. Version 9.0, April 2022
Personal Relationships for Adults with a Learning Disability Policy
This policy is designed to provide workers with relevant information; increase workers' confidence and competence in dealing with situations at work relating to sexuality; and give clear guidance on how to respond in specific situations. The appendices contains a useful list of resources. July 2020, Version 3.1
Personal Relationships for Adults with a Learning Disability Easy Read
An easyread version of the personal relationships policy. Version 3.0, July 2020
Physical intervention for adults with learning disabilities in day and residential care
General review and update Version 5.0, August 2022
Provider services’ financial administration
Practice guidance for in-house Provider Services staff. Version 1.1, August 2020
Regaining Independence Service (RIS) practice guidance
Policy and practice guidance for staff regarding the Regaining Independence Service (RIS), including the council's Community Reablement Service (CRS). Version 3.2, April 2021
Sussex safeguarding adults policy and procedures
Edition 4 contains a more detailed contents list, and a summary of the Care and support statutory guidance published in March 2016 which replaces the Care Act statutory guidance published in November 2014. There are no printed copies of Edition 4. You can however download a PDF of the policy and procedures. The online version will be updated regularly. Please register for updates via the link. Edition 4, July 2016
Transport Policy
Funding of transport for people with eligible needs. Version 1.0, January 2022