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  • Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care Operational Policy

    This policy details the process for referring, assessing, and agreeing eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) and for providing that care, whilst ensuring consistency with national requirements along with providing robust and timely responses. It also ensures that teams are working in accordance with Framework requirements while developing and maintaining close working relationships with NHS Provider Trusts and colleagues in Hertfordshire and Essex County Councils.

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    Continuing healthcare (CHC)

  • Information Request Policy

    The purpose of this policy and the procedures outlined within is to define the steps that must be taken when receiving information request, set a clear and consistent standard for managing information requests, and ensure legal compliance in relation to information requests. It is aimed at all staff and those working for or with Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board.

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    Information governance

  • Social Media and Media Engagement Policy

    This policy provides guidance for ICB employees on the use of social media and engaging with local, national and regional media as well as trade publications. It also includes advice and guidance on taking photographs or making films of colleagues, patients or the public.

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    Communications

  • Primary Care Local Dispute Resolution Procedure

    This paper sets out the procedures that must be undertaken by Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) on occasions where Primary Care Contractors disagree with decisions made in respect to their contracts.

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    Primary care

  • Responding to General Practice Whistleblowing Concerns received by the Integrated Care Board

    The following guidance clarifies the process for the ICB to undertake on receipt of concerns raised by employees/ex-employees/contract holders of General Practices.

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    Primary care

  • Health and Safety Policy

    NHS Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board (referred to as the ICB) is fully committed to protecting the health, safety and welfare of its employees, contractors, partners, visitors and members of the public as a matter of prime importance and will comply with their statutory obligations as far as reasonably practicable under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. This policy outlines the duties of the ICB in respect of health and safety, but also the legal obligations that these acts place upon every member of staff.

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    Human resources (HR)

  • Deprivation of Liberty Policy

    The Deprivation of Liberty Policy sets out the roles and responsibilities of the ICB within the terms of current legislation and case law.

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    Safeguarding

  • Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy

    This policy aims to explain how NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) intends to tackle economic crime following the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) Strategy guidelines. It provides guidance and ensures employees are able to recognise economic crime and understand the correct reporting requirements.

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    Information governance

  • Risk Management Policy

    Risk management is fundamental to the success of Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board and, by this policy, the ICB sets out its aims to operate in a culture where risk management is core and effective at both a strategic and operational level to support the creation and protection of value in the organisation.

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    Governance

  • Volunteer Reimbursement Policy

    This policy will outline the reimbursement process and applies to individual volunteers who help with our work at NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). It does not apply to patient and public organisations such as Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprises (VCFSE). Our arrangements and engagement policies with this sector are agreed within the ICB’s VCFSE Alliance

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    People and communities