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Policies Index Administration September 2019
Policies and Templates Document Proforma Administration January 2022
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Advocacy Flowchart Guidance November 2023
     
Domestic Homicide review Link to Knet  
Causing others to make Enquiries Form November 2023
Female Genital Mutilation Reporting Guidance  
Financial Abuse Toolkit Guidance October 2022
Health service provision duty of candour policy and procedure Guidance April 2021
Kent Adult Safeguarding Concern form Code List Form November 2021
MARAC Referral Form Form November 2023
Modern Slavery Guidance Guidance November 2015
Prevent Flow Chart Guidance December 2023
Safeguarding Adults Review - Internal Process Guidance May 2023
Safeguarding Operational Guidance Guidance November 2023
Self Neglect Process and Guidance Updated Guidance July 2023
Missing Persons Guidance - Adult Social Care and Health Guidance December 2022
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Complaints Procedure for Kent Adult Social Care and Health Guidance October 2017
     
     
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Supporting Carers - Policy and Practice Guidance Guidance April 2022
     
     
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DPs Employing Personal Assistants Checklist Guidance December 2018
Direct Payments Policy and Guidance Guidance December 2022
Direct Payment Agreement Template September 2022 
Direct Payments - Managing a PA Easy read Easy Read November 2021
Your Guide to Direct Payments Guidance April 2022
Your Guide to Employing Personal Assistants Guidance April 2022
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Eligibility Criteria Decision Form Form December 2015
Eligibility Criteria Determination for the cared for Guidance December 2015
Eligibility Criteria Policy and Practice Guidance Guidance July 2023
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End-of-Life-guidance-document Guidance December 2017
     
     
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12 Week Property Disregard    
Authorisation (of Funding) Policy 2023 Guidance May 2023
Benefit Referral Form Form November 2023
Charging Letter non residential (Hilton chargeable) Letter November 2023
Charging Letter non-residential generic Letter October 2022
Charging Letter non-residential (post KEaH only) Letter October 2022
Charging & Finance Glossary Guidance March 2018
Charging Letter - Residential Respite Letter October 2022
Charging Letter - Residential Letter January 2023
Charging Policy for Residential and Nursing Homes Placements 2023-2024 Guidance May 2023
Charging for Home Care and other Non Residential Services 2023-2024 Guidance November 2023
Charging Letter - Residential (LD MH PD use only) Letter January 2023
Charging Letter - Residential Interim Placement Letter September 2023
Deferred Payment Factsheet Guidance March 2023
Deferred Payments Scheme Guidance April 2023
Deprivation of assets practice guidance Guidance January 2021
Discharge to assess transfer of funding processes Guidance April 2021
Discretionary Funding - Practice Guidance in the application of a defensible decision Guidance July 2023
     
KentCare Invoice Explained Guidance March 2023
Non-Discretionary Funding Practice Guidance - Temporary basis for a self funder lacking capacity Guidance November 2023
Shared Lives Placements Finance and Charging April 2023 Guidance April 2023
Wellbeing Charge Practice Guidance Guidance April 2023
Wellbeing Charge Fact Sheet 2 Guidance April 2017
Your invoice explained Easy read March 2014
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Home Care Purchasing Operations Guidance Guidance July 2017
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ASC Guidance for Legal Services Access Guidance June 2021
Coroners Report Writing Guidance (Invicta Law) Guidance August 2019
Invicta Law Request Form Form April 2022
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LGBTQ+ Support Toolkit Guidance October 2022
     
     
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AMHP Approval Panel - Terms of Reference Guidance  October 2022
AMPH - Honorary Contract Form October 2022
AMPH operating protocol V3 Protocol September 2023
AMPH Trainee - Confirming Place Letter Letter October 2022
AMPH Trainee - Informing Unsuccessful Letter Letter October 2022
AMPH Trainee - Involvement on Shift Guidance Guidance October 2022
AMPH Trainee - Essential training checklist Form October 2022
AMHP Trainee – Expectations on Placement Guidance October 2022
AMHP Service- Initial Investigation Report Form July 2023
AMPH Trainee - List of other services shadowed Form October 2022
AMPH Trainee - List of shifts shadowed Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Action plan for learning needs Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Approval Letter Letter October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Carer's Feedback Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Direct Observation Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Informing Unsuccessful Letter October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - List of Supervision Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Log of interventions Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Other Professional's Feedback Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Peer Review Form Form October 2022
AMHP Re-Approval – Process Flowchart Guidance October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Service User's Feedback Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Supervisors Comments Form Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Training Log Form October 2022
AMPH Re-Approval - Warrant Expiry Reminder Letter Letter October 2022
AMPH Trainee - Approval Letter Letter October 2022
AMHP Trainee - Panel Process Flowchart Guidance October 2022
AMPH Trainee - Support Plan Form October 2022
AMPH Trainee & Approval Protocol Guidance October 2022
AMHP - MHA report audit flowchart Guidance October 2022
APPROVED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL [AMHP] SERVICE OPERATIONAL PROTOCOL Protocol July 2023
AMHP Service Appendices   April 2019
AMHP Service Lone Working Guidance April 2019
AMHP Training and approval protocol / policy Guidance June 2022
AMHP Trainee - Log of MHA interventions form Form January 2022
AMHP Trainee – Placement Feedback form Form March 2021
AMHP - MHA report audit tool Form September 2022
AMHP – Warrant Transfer form Form January 2022
AMHP Service Referral checklist  Guidance May 2023
AMHP Trainee Reflection Form Form September 2022
AMHP Trainee - Course Feedback Form Form September 2022
AMHP Trainee Direct observation form  Form  September 2022
Guidance for shift coordinator regarding unlawful detention flowchart Guidance June 2023
AMHP Service & KMPT Patient Flow Bed Allocation Team Joint Policy Guidance September 2022
Breathing space - guidance for mental health crisis Guidance October 2023
Community Forensic Service Operational Protocol  Guidance June 2020
Community Treatment Order Policy Guidance January 2022
Form CTO1 – CTO Form January 2022
Form CTO5 – Revocation Form January 2022
Escalation Process Kent police, KMPT Nelft and AMHP

Guidance May 2023
Form CTO7 – Extending Treatment Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order information rights leaflet (Easy Read) Easy read January 2022
Community Treatment Order information rights leaflet (Part 2) Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order information rights leaflet (Part 3) Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order information rights leaflet (Recall) Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order information rights leaflet (Recovation - Part 2) Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order Information rights leaflet (Recovation - Part 3) Form January 2022
Community Treatment Order Flowchart Guidance January 2022
Community Forensic Social Privacy Notice Letter Template Letter July 2022
Community Forensic Service - Privacy notice letter Letter  September 2022
Kent AMHP Service and KMPT Patient Flow Bed Allocation Team Joint Working Policy Guidance August 2022
Protocol for Social Supervision of individuals who are conditionally discharged restricted patients Guidance June 2022
Section 2 / S2 Admission to hospital for assessment – MHA information rights leaflet (Standard) Form January 2022
Section 3 / S3 Admission to hospital for treatment – MHA information rights leaflet (Standard) Form January 2022
Section 4 / S4 Detention in hospital for assessment in an emergency –  MHA information rights leaflet (Standard) Form January 2022
Section 12 / S12  Doctor’s payment form (ss196) Form January 2022
Section 37 / S37 Admission to hospital by a hospital order with restrictions Form January 2022
Section 37 / S37 and Section 41 / S41 Admission to hospital by a hospital order with restrictions Form January 2022
Section 45a / S45a Admission to hospital by hospital and limitation directions Form January 2022
Section 47 and Section 49 Transfer to hospital with restrictions of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment Form January 2022
Section 48 / S48 Transfer to hospital of an unsentenced prisoner with or without restrictions Form January 2022
Section 117 After-care Mental Health Act 1983 policy and practice guidance Guidance August 2023
Section 47 - Transfer to Hospital Without Restrictions of a Person Serving a Sentence of Imprisonment - Information rights leaflet (standard) Guidance July 2022
Section 117 / S117 After-care information leaflet (adults – easy read) Easy Read January 2022
Section 117 / S117  Entitlement Form A  Form January 2022
Section 117 / S117 Review Form B  Form January 2022
Section 117 Mental Health Act 1983 register - Data Capture For for Children & Young People Form August 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA – Admission of person removed by police under a court warrant information rights leaflet (Standard) Guidance January 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA - Warrant to search for and remove a person multi-agency policy and practice guidance appendices         Guidance January 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA - Warrant to search for and remove a person multi-agency policy and practice guidance Guidance January 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA - Warrant to search for and remove to a place of safety information rights leaflet (Easy Read) Easy Read January 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA - Warrant application summary flow chart (in hours) Guidance January 2022
Section 135 / S135  MHA – Out of Hours process Guidance January 2022
Section 135 / S135 MHA – South East region court process Guidance January 2022
Section 135(1) / S135(1) MHA – Warrant to search for and remove person Form January 2022
Section 135(1) / S135(1)MHA –Information in support of an application for warrant to enter premises and remove person Form January 2022
Section 135(2) / S135(2) MHA - Warrant to search for and remove patient Form January 2022
Section 135(2) / S135(2) MHA –Information in support of an application for warrant to enter premises and remove patient Form January 2022
s135 Mental Health Act 1983 - Guidance on gaining entry to properties without using police force Guidance August 2022
Section 136 / S136  MHA - Removal of mentally disordered persons without a warrant information rights leaflet (Standard) Form January 2022
Section 136 / S136 MHA – Invicta Law briefing Guidance January 2022
Section 136 MHA - Operating Protocol with Medway Council Guidance October 2022
Section 136 pathway standards Guidance June 2023
MHA Electronic Statutory Forms Process Guidance Guidance January 2022
MHA AMHP Report Form January 2022
Guardianship policy and practice guidance Guidance January 2022
Guardianship Process Checklist – New application Document January 2022
Guardianship Process Checklist – Transfer Document January 2022
Guardianship Process Checklist – Renewal Document January 2022
Guardianship Process Checklist – Monitoring Document January 2022
Guardianship Process Checklist – Discharge Document January 2022
Guardianship – Application to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Form January 2022
Guardianship Quality Assurance form for SCR - applications & transfers Form January 2022
Guardianship Quality Assurance form for SCR – renewals Form January 2022
Guardianship Administrative Scrutiny form A – applications Form January 2022
Guardianship Administrative Scrutiny form B – transfer Form January 2022
Guardianship Administrative Scrutiny form C - renewals Form January 2022
Guardianship Protocol Guidance January 2022
Guardianship Information leaflet (easy read) Easy read January 2022
Guardianship Absent Without Leave Information leaflet (easy read) Easy read January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to individual (application) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to nearest relative (application) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to RC (application) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter from RC (application) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to individual (transfer) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to nearest relative (transfer) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to residential home (transfer) Letter January 2022
Guardianship - Letter to manager of home (renewal) Letter September 2022
Guardianship – Letter to service manager (responsible for AMHP) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter from the NR (requesting discharge) Letter January 2022
Guardianship - Letter to NR (renewal) Letter September 2022
Guardianship - Letter to RC (renewal) Letter  September 2022
Guardianship – Letter from RC (requesting discharge) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter from KCC (confirming discharge) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to individual (confirming discharge) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter from KCC (requesting confirmation of discharge) Letter January 2022
Guardianship - Letter to individual (renewal) Letter September 2022
Guardianship – Letter from RC (confirming discharge - prison) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter to residential home (application) Letter January 2022
Guardianship – Letter Checklist Letter January 2022
Guardianship - Letter to RC (reminder) Letter September 2022
Guardianship - SCR (renewals) Form September 2022
Guardianship - SCR (applications & transfers) Form  September 2022
Kent County Council and Medway Council Joint S136 Operational Guidance Guidance June 2023
Nearest Relative Policy & Practice Guidance Guidance January 2022
Nearest Relative Protocol Guidance January 2022
     
Nearest Relative Court statement template Form January 2022
Nearest Relative – delegation form Form January 2022
Nearest Relative – Claim form (CPR8) Form January 2022
Nearest Relative – Capacity to conduct proceedings form Form January 2022
Nearest Relative - letter to Nominated Officer Letter January 2022
Nearest Relative - letter to individual Letter January 2022
Process for KCC Nearest Relative register Guidance September 2022
Professional background summary for AMHP coroner's reports

Form June 2023
Unlawful detentions flowchart Guidance January 2022
Unlawful detentions letter Letter January 2022
Independent Mental Health Advocate Information leaflet (easy read) Easy read January 2022
Social Supervisors Forum - Agenda Form July 2022
Social Supervisors Forum - Minutes Template Form July 2022
Social Circumstances Report for MHRT - guidance Guidance September 2022
Social Supervision - audit tool Form September 2022
Reason for medical criteria not met form Form January 2022
Reflection following MHA Assessment Form March 2023
Written authority to convey (ss463) Form January 2022
MHA report – Audit tool Guidance January 2022
MHA Practice Quality Guide Guidance January 2022
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1 SUAN Additional Information on equipment Guidance July 2023
2 SUAN Bathing Guidance July 2023
3 SUAN Safe use of a bathboard and seat Guidance July 2023
4 Choosing a bathlift Guidance July 2023
5 SUAN Thermostatically controlled shower uni Guidance July 2023
6 SUAN Installing a flush floor shower Guidance July 2023
7 SUAN Raising beds and chairs Guidance July 2023
8 SUAN Choosing a suitable chair Guidance July 2023
9 SUAN Rails Guidance July 2023
10 SUAN Galvanised rails Guidance July 2023
11 SUAN Half steps Guidance July 2023
13 SUAN Choosing a suitable ramp and planning Guidance July 2023
14 SUAN Door release with intercom Guidance July 2023
15 SUAN VAT Guidance July 2023
17 SUAN adapatations and costs Guidance July 2023
18 SUAN Lift installation Guidance July 2023
19 SUAN Temp wooden ramps Guidance July 2023
Access Recs Proforma Form July 2023
A1. Sit to Stand Guidance March 2023
A2. Stand to Sit Guidance March 2023
A3. Stand Transfer (1 Carer) Guidance March 2023
A4. Stand Transfer ( 2 Carers) Guidance March 2023
A5. Stand & Turn Frame  Guidance March 2023
A6. Stand & Turn Frame - with Counterbalance Guidance March 2023
A7. Stand & Turn Frame - Full Frame Guidance March 2023
A8. Stand & Turn Frame - Wheeled Guidance March 2023
A9. Stand & Turn Frame - Wheeled with Seat Guidance March 2023
A10. Stand Hoist - Minilift Type Guidance March 2023
A11. Stand Hoist - Journey Type Guidance March 2023
A12. Stand Hoist - Quick Raiser Type Guidance March 2023
A13. Getting up from Floor Guidance March 2023
A14. Stand & Turn Frame - Wheeled with Belt Guidance March 2023
A15. Bathlift Transfers Guidance March 2023
AD1 HAP Guidance and Procedures Forms

Guidance July 2023
AD2 adaptations request to LA HA HT Letter December 2023
AD3 Adaptation Sign Off Letter November 2023
AD6 DFG Support Letter November 2023
AD7 Grant Support to SU and Closure Letter  November 2023
AD8 Closure letter following recs or housing Letter November 2023
AD9 Landlord Permission Letter Letter November 2023
AM1 Case Closure Letter  November 2023
AM2 Confidentiality students and temp staff Form July 2023
AR6 Kent County Council Occupational Therapy Housing needs report Form November 2023
AR1 Appointment letter Letter  November 2023
AR3 GP Letter Letter November
AR2 Clinical Reasoning Form July2023
B1. Stand from edge of bed (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B2. Legs onto bed (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B3. Legs onto bed - Handling Sling Guidance March 2023
B4. Legs onto bed - Powered Leg Lifter Guidance March 2023
B5. Lie to sit - Bed Lever Guidance March 2023
B6. Lie to sit - Powered Backrest Guidance March 2023
B7. Lie to sit (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B8. Rolling on Bed (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B9. Fitting Slide Sheet (Rolling Person) Guidance March 2023
B10. Move up bed - Slide Sheet (2 Carers) Guidance March 2023
B11. Move Across Bed - 4-Way Bed System (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B12. Rolling on Bed - 4-Way Bed System (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B13. Move up Bed - 4-Way Bed System (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B14. Move Across Bed - 4-Way Bed System (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
B15. Rolling on bed - 4-Way bed System (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
B16. Move up Bed - 4-Way Bed System (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
B17. Rolling on Bed - 4-Way Bed System with Handle Straps Guidance March 2023
B18. Maintaining Side Lying - using support Guidance July 2023
B19. Lie to sit - with Powered Backrest and Support Wedge Guidance March 2023
B20. Rolling on Bed (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
B21. Fitting Side Sheet (Rolling Person) (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B22. Fitting Side Sheet - Without Rolling the Person (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
B23. Fitting Side Sheet - Without Rolling the Person (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B24. Move Up Bed - Side Sheet (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B25. Move Across Bed - Slide Sheet (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B27. Padded 4-way bed System - General Guidance Guidance March 2023
B28. Move up Bed - Padded 4-way Bed Management System (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B29. Move Across Bed - Padded 4-way Bed Management System (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B30. Rolling on Bed using Hoist - Padded 4-way bed management system (1 carer) Guidance March 2023
B31. Legs onto bed - Wendylett Sheet Guidance March 2023
B32. Roll on bed - Slide Sheet (2 carers) Guidance March 2023
C1. Slide Transfer Guidance March 2023
C2. Corner Transfers Guidance March 2023
C3. Front Transfer Guidance March 2023
C4. Curved Transfer Board - Between Chairs Guidance March 2023
C5. Straight Transfer Board - Between Chairs Guidance July 2023
C6. Straight Transfer Board - Chair to Bed Guidance March 2023
C7. Straight Transfer Board - Car Transfer Guidance March 2023
C8. Curved Transfer Board - Bed to Chair Guidance March 2023
Community Equiptment assessors assessment form Form July 2023
E. Equipment Checklist Guidance March 2023
F. Disclaimer Guidance March 2023
Flush Floor Shower Recs Proforma Form July 2023
Closure and Additional Works Process for DFG and Public Sector Housing Document  
E3 Relinquishing Ownership of CTH Letter November 2023
E4 CTH Consent to install Letter November 2023
Equipment for Independence Guidance September 2020
Integration Moving and Handling Risk Assessment and Plan Form November 2023
Informal Carer Record of Moving and Handling Form July 2023
Informal Carer Record of Moving and Handling 2 Form July 2023
Moving and Handling Sheets Index Guidance March 2023
Occupational Therapy Assessment Form July 2023
OT assessment form - BLANK Form November 2023
SUAN Portable Ramps Guidance July 2023
Stairlift Recs Proforma Form July 2023

Through Floor Lift Recs Proforma

Form January 2022
Wash Dry Toilet Recs Proforma Form July 2023

D1. Access Sling (4 Straps)

Guidance December 2023

D2. Access Sling (6 Straps)

Guidance  March 2023

D3. Managing Clothes - Access Sling

Guidance March 2023

D4. Combination Sling

Guidance March 2023

D5. Managing Clothes - Combination Sling

Guidance March 2023
D6. Quickfit type Sling (4 Straps) - Sitting Guidance July 2023

D7. Quicklift Type Sling (4 Staps) - Lying

Guidance March 2023

D8. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Sitting

Guidance March 2023

D9. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Lying

Guidance March 2023

D10. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Closed

Guidance March 2023

D11. Leave-in Sling - Lying

Guidance March 2023

D12. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Closed

Guidance March 2023

D13. Hammock Sling - Lying 

Guidance March 2023

D14. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) uncrossed

Guidance March 2023

D15. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Lying

Guidance March 2023

D16. Support Type Sling (6 Straps) - Hoisting

Guidance March 2023

D17. Sling Extension Straps

Guidance March 2023

D18. Hoisting from the Floor

Guidance March 2023

D19. Leave-in Sling - Removing from bed

Guidance March 2023

D19. Leave-in Sling - Removing Sling from lying

Guidance March 2023
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ARMS Starter Pack Guidance March 2017
County Placement Team Business Process General April 2016

Integrated Triage TOR

Guidance November 2023
Review Aide Memoire Review Guidance September 2023
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Ending Third Party Top Ups Practice Guidance General November 2022
Residential and Nursing Care Home Placement  Guidance December 2023
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Sensory Services Guidance for use of Facebook Guidance March 2017
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Social Work Framework Guidance May 2019
Supervision and support for short break carers policy Guidance October 2018