Policies and procedures at Combined
Here, you can find important information about the trust’s commitment to supporting veterans, ensuring patient confidentiality, and upholding legal and clinical standards. Explore our key policies below to learn more about our practices and services, including access for veterans, freedom of information, and mental health law.
Armed Forces Covenant
We are committed to supporting veterans with priority access to NHS care for service-related conditions, subject to clinical need. Combined Healthcare is proud to have Veteran Aware accreditation, ensuring we provide the best care for the armed forces community.
Freedom of information
Here you’ll find the trust’s approach to Freedom of Information (FOI), detailing how we handle requests for information under the Act. It includes links to disclosure archives for FOI requests from previous years and our publication scheme, which commits to proactively sharing information with the public.
Medicines Formulary
An outline of the trust’s medicines formulary, explaining its role in making approved medicines available based on NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (TAG).
Mental Health law
Information on key aspects of mental health law, including the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007), the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Patient confidentiality
Patient confidentiality within the NHS is critical This page covers the roles of Caldicott Guardians, the National Care Records Service, the Summary Care Record, and the ‘One Health and Care’ system, which help ensure that patient information is securely shared and accessible to authorised health and social care professionals for improved and safer care.
