Summary of Documentation Referred to in Older Persons Schedules as at 18th December, 2017.

Name of Document / Web Link
Documentation referred to under the Generic heading is available on a separate document list
Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act, 2015 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2015/act/64/enacted/en/pdf
Interim Guide for the Development of Child Protection Policy, Procedure & Practice (Tusla March 2015) / http://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Tusla_Interim_Guide_for_the_Development_of_Child_Protection_and_Welfare_Policy_16-04-15nt_%282%29.pdf
Children First – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017 / https://www.dcya.gov.ie/documents/publications/20171002ChildrenFirst2017.pdf
Clinical Governance for Home Help Service Roles & Responsibilities (Aug 2014) / Contact National Compliance Unit – Non Statutory Services at
Integrated Care Guidance: A Practical Guide to Discharge and Transfer from Hospital (HSE 2014) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/qualityandpatientsafety/safepatientcare/integratedcareguidance/IntegratedCareGuidancetodischargefulldoc.pdf
Code of Practice – Processing Personal Data under Health Repayment Scheme Act 2006 / Contact National Compliance Unit – Non Statutory Services at
Common Summary Assessment Report Guidance Document
Single Assessment Tool (SAT) Standard Operating Procedures / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/olderpeople/nhss/CSARGuidanceDocument.pdf
https://www.iasw.ie/attachments/1d2210cd-89c2-4b62-b95d-1ac3392234e8.PDF
Domestic Violence Act 1996 - 2002 / Domestic Violence Act, 1996 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1996/en/act/pub/0001/index.html
Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2002 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2002/en/act/pub/0030/index.html
Enhanced Home Support & Personal Care Services Tender Specific Tender Specific Requirements 2016 / Contact National Compliance Unit-Non Statutory Services at
Guide to Fire Safety in Existing Nursing Homes and Similar Type Premises 1996 (Dept of Environment) / http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/Community/FireandEmergencyServices/FileDownLoad,820,en.pdf
Health (Nursing Homes) Acts 1990 – 2007 / Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1990/en/act/pub/0023/index.html
Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Act, 2007 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2007/en/act/pub/0001/index.html
Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health & Wellbeing 2013 – 2025 / http://health.gov.ie/blog/publications/healthy-ireland-a-framework-for-improved-health-and-wellbeing-2013-2025/
Incident Management including Serious Incidents and Safeguarding Concerns / Incident Management
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer is required to ensure that all incidents relating to patient care and safety; staff safety; accidents, loss or damage to property; incidents involving vehicles are appropriately recorded on the State Claims Agency NIMS system, where the Agency has access, or to the CHO Patient and Safety Officer listed under Schedule 1 where they do not.
Serious Incidents
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer is also required to immediately notify any Serious Incidents inclusive of ‘Serious Reportable Events’ to the relevant HSE Key Contact and to the CHO Quality and Safety Officer listed under Schedule 1.
A list of Serious Reportable Events is available on the NIMLT page of the Quality Assurance and Verification Division (QAVD) website: https://hse.ie/eng/about/QAVD/Incident-Management/SRE-Summary-list-as-of-26th-January-2015.pdf
Safeguarding Concerns
Issues, concerns or allegations of abuse that are Serious Incidents should be notified as above.
Issues, concerns or allegations of abuse that are incidents should be recorded on NIMS.
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer, in the context of the management of an incident, is the person who has ultimate accountability and responsibility for the services within the area where the incident occurred.
Medicines Management for Residential Services Guidance Document Oct 2015 (HIQA) / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/guides/medicines-management-guidance
Medicines Management Standards for Nurses & Midwives / Document currently at final draft stage. ** Please note that document due to be published by NMBI.
Mental Health Acts 2001 – 2008 / Mental Health Act, 2001 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2001/en.act.2001.0025.pdf
Mental Health Act, 2008 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2008/en.act.2008.0019.pdf
National Guidelines & Procedures for Standardised Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme 2010 / http://lenus.ie/hse/bitstream/10147/120850/1/hcpsguidelines.pdf
National Policy and Procedure for Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse December 2014 / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/corporate/personsatriskofabuse.pdf
National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland 2016 (HIQA) / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standards/current-national-standards-residential-care-settings-older
National Standards for the Protection and Welfare of Children (HIQA) July 2012 / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standard/national-standards-protection-and-welfare-children
National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare (HIQA) June 2012 / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standard/national-standards-safer-better-healthcare
National Standard Operating Procedure for Delayed Discharge Standard Home Care Packages 2015 / Contact National Compliance Unit – Non Statutory Services at
National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence 2010-2014 / http://www.cosc.ie/en/COSC/Final%20Electronic%20NS%20full%20doc%203%20March.pdf/Files/Final%20Electronic%20NS%20full%20doc%203%20March.pdf
Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2009/en.act.2009.0015.pdf
Policy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence (HSE 2010) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/Children/HSE%20Policy%20on%20Domestic,%20Sexual%20and%20Gender%20Based%20Violence.pdf
Policy on Protecting HSE Staff from Second Hand Smoke in Domestic Settings (Nov 2014) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/TobaccoControl/shspolicy/shspolicydoc.pdf
S.I. No 223 (1993) – Nursing Homes (Fees) Regulations 1993 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0223.html
S.I. No 226 (1993) – Nursing Homes (Care & Welfare) Regulations 1993 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0226.html
S.I. No 227 (1993) – Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulation 1993 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0227.html
S.I. No 236 (2009) – Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older Persons / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/si/0236.html
S.I. No 58 (2017) Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/58/made/en/print
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Contracts relating to Enhanced Home Care Package Tender Approved Provider List August 2016 / Contact National Compliance Unit – Non Statutory Services at
Standards in Health Promotion in Hospitals 2004 (World Health Organisation) / http://www.euro.who.int/document/e82490.pdf
Strategy to Prevent Falls & Fractures in Ireland’s Ageing Population 2008 / http://www.lenus.ie/hse/bitstream/10147/46105/4/HSEStrategyFalls.pdf
Towards Excellence in Clinical Governance – Framework to Quality, Safety & Risk 2009 / https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/QID/Quality_and_Patient_Safety_Documents/framework.pdf