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- patient is considered a ‘missing person’ if no one – staff, friends, family etc. – knows their whereabouts or is able to make contact with them and the risk they pose to themselves or others – or their vulnerability – is considered high.
www.elft.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/Missing and Absent without Leave Policy 4.0.pdf
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Oct 22, 2024 · The policy highlights the distinction between a patient who is missing and a patient who is AWOL and when a patient is classed as missing or AWOL. It also highlights when there should be escalation to the police, what circumstances this applies and what the internal trust escalation processes are in these situations.
Quick Reference Guide. Patient goes missing from a designated clinical area. Nurse in charge (NiC) to: Inform Clinical Site Management Team (CSMT) Assess the risk to the patient by using risk assessment tool (next page)
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A patient is missing from hospital when they are a patient receiving healthcare services from the hospital, either on an inpatient or outpatient basis and is found to have left the ward or department
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- The multi-agency response for adults missing from health and care settings: A national framework for England
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A good practice framework for local partnerships to consider when developing protocols for the response when an adult goes missing from a health or care setting.
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This framework was developed with input from national agencies for consideration by:
•NHS Trusts
•NHS Mental Health Trusts
•Clinical Commissioning Groups
•Police forces
•Adult Services
People who are at risk of going missing, including people with dementia, people with mental health issues and vulnerable children and adults.
This page provides guidance on the police response to people with mental ill health or vulnerabilities who have been reported as absent from their home or a secure setting. Police forces should also be guided by: authorised professional practice (APP) on Missing persons.
A patient is considered a ‘missing person’ if no one – staff, friends, family etc. – knows their whereabouts or is able to make contact with them and the risk they pose to themselves or others – or their vulnerability – is considered high.
