Catalogue of Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines
Services and teams in the phases of initiation, development or alteration can devote a great deal of time and effort in determining and writing policies and procedures. However they often have much in common with similar services and it would be effective to share resources that have already been developed, including policies and templates.
The consent of the service concerned has been given for following documents to be downloaded. They are intended to be used with discretion and if appropriate could be adapted for an individual service. They are not to be seen as mandatory nor are they intended to be adopted without thorough examination and agreement by the stakeholders concerned.
Title of policy,procedure, protocol / Organisation/Service of origin / Brief description
1. ‘Together We Can’ Statutory and Voluntary Sector Developing an Early Intervention Service through Partnership c. 2004 / NEHB and Enable Ireland / Records the development of a partnership arrangement and the implementation of an integrated model tracing back to the discussions between the North Eastern Health Board and Enable Ireland since the early 1990s. It includes a section on learning from the process and the resulting advantages of the approach.
2. Framework document for Future Delivery of Early Services in Meath in the context of mixed Enable Ireland/Health Service Executive teams 2008 / Health Service Executive/EI Project Group Meath / This document records the agreement for the ongoing development and expansion of early intervention services in Meath and how this is to be organised. This includes a profile of needs in the area, access criteria, accountability and reporting relationships, training and day to day management.
3. Governance Agreement Mayo 2009 / Mayo Early Intervention Team Steering Group / Details of the structure of governance, management, teams and referral forum
4. Mayo Early Intervention Service Model of Service / Mayo Early Intervention Team Steering Group / The model of service resulting from the work of the Mayo Early Intervention Team Steering Group, including the key agreed principles, profile of the needs in the area, the configuration of staff, referral pathway, co-ordinator and key worker roles, integration with primary care and governance and accountability. It also gives useful material on the steering group and the initiation and consultation process.
5. Early Intervention Consultation Mayo / Mayo Early Intervention Team Steering Group / This is a report on a consultation event with staff which included work on pathways of service for children with scenarios
6. Pathways of Service Delivery for Children and Families. Code of Practice 2008 / Enable Ireland / Enable Ireland’s national Code of Practice detailing the pathway for service delivery for a child from pre-referral to post-discharge. Included are procedures concerning referral, assessment, intervention, transfer and discharge, consent, confidentiality, complaints and record-keeping.
7. Early Years Support Team: Overarching Commitment. 2008 / HSE Kildare/West Wicklow / The guiding principles that the HSE, KARE and Muiriosa Foundation established as a foundation to providing early intervention services in partnership.
8. Mid West Protocol with Child and Family Psychology Service 2010 / Protocol Development Working Group and Regional Children’s Group
Mid West Disability Services / Joint working Protocol for Disability School Age Child Development Teams and Child and Family Psychology Service Framework for good practice for joint working including principles, roles and responsibilities, referral process, implementation and evaluation and review. Diagrammatic representations of care pathways
9. HSE Procedure for Developing Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines 2010 / Office of Quality and Risk HSE / Provides a standardised methodology for the development of PPPGs throughout the HSE. It includes a glossary of terms and the process of planning, devising, approving, implementing and monitoring PPPGs
10. Framework for the Delivery of Early Intervention Disability Services 2010 / National Lead Disability Services HSE / A set of standards and criteria for early intervention services developed through an extensive consultation process with professionals, management and parents. It groups the standards in 12 categories and provides an audit tool for services/teams to track their achievements and areas for improvement.
11. Checklist of Policies and Procedures for Children’s Disability Services 2010 / Project Co-ordinator Progressing Disability Services for 0-18s / A list of policies and procedures based on the Framework for the Delivery of Early Intervention Disability Services, intended as a guide for new teams when approaching the development of policies. It does not offer any content of policy, only the title and scope.
12. Mid-West Protocol Early Intervention and School Age 2010 / Guideline Development Working Group and Regional Children’s Group
Mid West Disability Services / Joint Working between Early Intervention and School Age Child Development Teams Framework for good practice for joint working between early intervention and school age teams including roles and responsibilities, referral process, implementation and evaluation and review.
13. Mid West Guidelines Primary Care and disability Teams 2010 / Guideline Development Working Group and Regional Children’s Group
Mid West Disability Services / Clinical Consensus Guidelines for Improved Integration of Primary Care and Disability Services School Age Child Development Teams in the Mid West This is a decision making tool to guide clinicians in dealing with referrals, helping to establish and agree the appropriate service for a child. It illustrates a three pronged pathway reflecting children whose needs will be met in Primary Care, those suitable for the Children's Teams and thirdly those children for whom a joint approach is needed.
14. Mid West Protocol with CAMHS and CAMHSID 2010 / Protocol Development Working Group and Regional Children’s Group
Mid West Disability Services / Joint working Protocol for Disability School Age Child Development Teams and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and CAMHS Intellectual Disability Framework for good practice for joint working including principles, roles and responsibilities, referral process, implementation and evaluation and review. Diagrammatic representations of care pathways
15. Limerick Protocol with Assessment of Need (Disability Act 2005) 2010 / Local Implementation Group Limerick / Framework for good practice for professionals and managers in School Age Disability Services and Health Service Executive staff with responsibility for the implementation of the Assessment of Need process.
16. Mid West Protocol with Child Protection Services 2010 / Protocol Development Working Group and Regional Children’s Group
Mid West Disability Services / Joint working Protocol for Disability School Age Child Development Teams and Child Protection and Welfare Services Framework for good practice for joint working including principles, roles and responsibilities, referral process, implementation and evaluation and review. Includes the operating procedures for referral to child protection and diagram of pathway for child referred for assessment of possible disability related needs by Child Protection.
17. Limerick Children’s Services Policy List / Limerick Children’s Services Management Group / List of procedures and policies with dates for review.
18. Limerick Children’s Services Resource Assessment Policy 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services Management Group / Outlines the procedures for identification and assessment of children who require a resource assessment in relation to applications to the Department of Education.
19. Limerick Children’s Services
Care Pathway for Clients with Complex Needs 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services Management Group / Identification of children and families with complex needs and the development and implementation of an Individual Family Support Plan.
20. Limerick Children’s Services Documentation and Record Keeping 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services Management Group / Detailed policies and procedures concerning record keeping, including a record audit tool.
21. Information Management Guidelines 2008 / Enable Ireland / Enable Ireland’s national guidance in the management of all records, including on confidentiality, collection, handling, maintenance, storage and security, service user access, written service user plans, progress notes and records.
22. Early Intervention Services for Children with a Disability or Developmental Delay 2007 / Health Service Executive South / Report on the development of an integrated early intervention service in Cork and Kerry. This includes details of the operation of the multi-agency referral forum and documentation regarding referral, assessment, roles and responsibilities etc.
23. Report on Review of Early Intervention Services in Cork and Kerry 2009 / Health Service Executive South / Report of the review of the operation of the integrated early intervention service in Cork and Kerry after 2 years, with recommendations following extensive consultation with stakeholders.
24. Enable Ireland and HSE Cavan/Monaghan Policies and Procedures 2010 / Enable Ireland/HSE / Policies and procedures for early intervention and child development teams
25. Meath Policies and Procedures August 2010 / Meath Children’s Disability Service (6 – 18 years) / Document giving the policies and procedures of the Meath Children’s Service including access, referral, consent, information management, discharge and referral to other services and team meetings.
26. Meath Policies and Procedures Appendices 2010 / Meath Children’s Disability Service / The appendices to the policies and procedures which includes forms and templates.
27. Mid West Regional Group Terms of Reference / Mid West Disability Services / Terms of Reference for regional group
28. Limerick Children’s Services Management Group Terms of Reference / Limerick Children’s Services / Structure, roles and responsibilities for the management group
29. Meath Early Services Project Group Terms of Reference 2009 / Enable Ireland and HSE
30. HSE Guide on obtaining consent / HSE / Children and Family Services: Staff guidelines for obtaining Consent for Non Emergency Treatment/Services from Parents of Children and Young People Under the Age of 18 years. 2009
31. Mid West Access Criteria 2010 / Mid West Disability Services / The access criteria for early intervention and school age services
32. Kildare/West Wicklow referral and consent form / Kildare West/Wicklow Early Intervention Services / Common referral form for partners providing early intervention services
33. Beechpark referral & consent form / Beechpark Services Dublin Mid Leinster / Combined referral and parental consent for Beechpark Services for children with autism
34. Mid West Referral form / Mid West Disability Services / Regional referral form to early intervention and school age services
35. Mid West appeals form / Mid West Disability Services / Form parents should complete if they wish to appeal against a decision as to the team their child should attend
36. Mid West consent form / Mid West Disability Services / Consent form for early intervention and school age
37. Limerick home visiting policy 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services
38. Limerick confidentiality policy 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services
39. Limerick health and safety policy 2010 / Limerick Children’s Services
40. Limerick Infection control policy 2010 / Limerick Children’s Services
41. Limerick attendance policy statement 2010 / Limerick Children’s Services
42. Limerick training policy 2010 / Limerick Children’s Services
43. Limerick travel policy 2010 / Limerick Children’s Services
44. Limerick team meetings policy 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services
45. Limerick working alone with children policy 2011 / Limerick Children’s Services
46. Limerick encryption policy statement / Limerick Children’s Services
47. Limerick IT acceptable usage policy statement / Limerick Children’s Services
48. Limerick password standard policy statement / Limerick Children’s Services
49. Limerick protocol for running groups 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services
50. Limerick IDP policy for school age teams 2009 / Limerick Children’s Services
51. HSE Employee Handbook / HSE
52. HSE Terms and Conditions of Employment / HSE
53. HSE Electronic Communications Policy 2009 / HSE
54. HSE Mobile Phone Device Policy 2009 / HSE
55. HSE Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy 2009 / HSE
56. HSE Password Standards Policy 2009 / HSE
57. HSE-EA Guidelines Managing Attendance 2005 / HSE
58. HSEA Grievance and Disciplinary Procedure for the health service 2004 / HSE
59. HSE Disciplinary Procedure 2007 / HSE
60. Trust in Care 2005 / HSE / Policy for Health Service Employers on Upholding the Dignity and
Welfare of Patient/Clients and the Procedure for Managing
Allegations of Abuse against Staff Members
61. Achieving Excellence in Clinical Governance: Towards a Culture of Accountability. HSE 2010 / HSE / The ‘Framework for Integrated Quality, Safety and Risk Management’ comprises thirteen core elements, each with its own supporting principles or requirements, which healthcare organisations must have in place in order to achieve excellence in clinical governance. This document is one of a series of guidance documents for HSE funded service providers which will cover the various elements of the Framework
62. Achieving Excellence in Clinical Governance: Service User Involvement. HSE. 2010 / HSE / The ‘Framework for Integrated Quality, Safety and Risk Management’ requires healthcare organisations, amongst other things, to involve patients/service users and the public/communities in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of healthcare services. This document supports the Framework and the National Strategy by providing healthcare organisations with further guidance on patient/service user and public/community involvement.
63. HSE Complaints Policy and Procedures Manual. 2009 / HSE