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This Standard Operating Procedure sets out the arrangements for the safe and appropriate referrals of patients to the Acute Frailty Unit within the Trust. The SOP is also intended to ensure that staff from RCHT clearly understand their responsibilities to ensure safe referral, admission and management of the patient.Keywords:Frailty / Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) / Eldercare/ OPAL.

This Standard Operating Procedure is in place to ensure patients at high risk of delirium receive a timely screening and assessment in an appropriate and consistent way.Keywords: Delirium, Dementia, confusion, TIME bundle, Care Plan SQiD, assessment, 4AT, 6CITS.

This policy exists to translate national strategy into local policy and service configuration to benefit the population with living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, their carers and families, that use our services today and into the future.Keywords: Dementia, Dementia Care, Mild neurocognitive disorder, Carers, Mental Capacity.

Standard Operating Procedure for the Multidisciplinary Spasticity Clinic including use of Botulinum Toxin. Roles of the Consultant Physiotherapist and supporting physiotherapist in this clinic.Keywords: Spasticity, Botulinum Toxin.

The guideline is aimed at clinical staff to support their management of inpatients with Parkinson's disease, with particular reference to medication.Keywords: Parkinson's disease, medicine management, deep brain stimulation, apomorphine, hallucination.

Process of Pragmatic Head Injury for CATU, Community Hospital and Care Homes.

A guideline on the role of medication and factors to be considered when prescribing for, or in anticipation of, the management of acutely disturbed behaviour. Information and advice on appropriate medications, their potential adverse effects and management, physical monitoring of patients and record keeping.

Delirium identification, assessment, and management (pharmacological and non-pharmacological.Key words: Delirium, dementia, carers, mental capacity, falls, frailty.