Health Service Checklist for Developing Policies

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Each service can use the following checklist of policies and procedures that be used by to prioritise policy and procedure development. Their development is a continuing process, and a system will be required to replace updated polices or add new ones.

Health Board Policies & Procedures
Item Yes No Date Endorsed Date for Review
Rights and Responsibilities and Code of Conduct of Board Members
Health Service AGM
Health Board Meeting Agenda
Confidentiality
Register of Health Board Members
Health Board Orientation and Training
Honorary Life Membership
Payment of Health Board Meeting Expenses
Delegation of Authority
Risk Management
 
Financial Policies & Procedures
Assets Register
Payments Voucher
Petty Cash Voucher
Petty Cash Procedure
Insurance Register
Credit Cards
 
Human Resources Policies & Procedures
Employment Policy
Service Information Package
Letter: Potential Applicants
Letter: Application Receipt Acknowledgement
Letter: Rejection of Application
Selection Interview Questions
Referee Checklist
Letter: Rejection of Applicants Interviewed
Letter of Offer of Employment and Employment Contracts/ Agreements
Employee Record Card
Orientation Checklist
Leave Application Form
Job Descriptions
Selection Criteria
Job Advertisements
Performance Appraisal Sheet
Exit Interview
Employee Code of Conduct
AHW Code of Ethics
Nursing Code of Ethics
Consultants Contract
Accommodation
 
Occupational Health and Safety Policies & Procedures
Occupational Health and Safety Policy
Staff Immunisations
Needle Stick/ Biohazard Injury Protocol
Information Sheet for Staff Member Exposed to Body Fluids
Workplace Health and Safety Delegates Checklist
Workplace Incident/ Accident Procedure
Incident/ Accident Report Form
Lifting and Manual Handling
Staff Travel
Violent/ Intimidating Clients or Community Members and Staff Safety
 
Health Service Policies and Procedures
Health Service Policy
AHW Policy
Attending a Person in Custody
Children at Risk & Mandatory Reporting
Client Complaint
Communications
Confidentiality
Cultural Sensitivites
Death/Sorry Business
Domestic Family Violence
Emergencies – Medical & Psychiatric
Emergencies - Fire
Emergencies – Snakes & Crocodiles
Emergencies - Cyclone
Emergencies - Evacuation
Emergencies - Debriefing
Harassment and Discrimination
Housekeeping
Intellectual Property
Involvement in Conferences
Medical Equipment Maintenance & Care Policy
Motor Vehicle and Transport Policy
Medical records
Client Access to Personal Clinical File
3rd Party Access to Clinical File
New Staff and Health Board Member Confidentiality Statement
Research
Risk Management
Staff Meetings
Staff Meeting Agenda
Substance Use
Visitors

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