This class includes written policies and procedures which guide delivery of services.

Our most important and relevant documents can be found on the 'Documents, Policies and Publications' page.

General Policies, Procedures and Strategies 

Please note when clicking on links to documents you may be taken to the 'Documents, Policies and Publications' page and will need to scroll through to find the particular policy.

• Access to Infertility Treatment Policy (Y&H Policy) *Currently under review by NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board*
• Alcohol, Drug, and Substance Misuse Policy
• Annual Leave and General Public Holidays Policy 
• Apprenticeship Policy
• Budget Management Policy
• Business Continuity Policy and Business Continuity Plan
• Claims Management Policy and Procedure
• Clinical Audit Policy
• Clinical Supervision Policy
• Clostridioides difficile Management in the Community Guidance
• Commercial Sponsorship Policy (part of the Standards of Business Conduct and Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedure)
• Communication and Engagement Strategy
• Continuing Health Care Appeals Procedure (Children)
• Continuing Health Care Appeals Procedure (Adults) 
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 Standard Operating Procedure
• Cryopreservation Commissioning Policy
• Dignity at Work (Prevention of Bullying and Harassment) Policy
• Disciplinary Policy 
• Divert Policy (South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Footprint)
• Domestic Abuse Support Policy
• Display Screen Procedure Policy
• Email Digital Teamworking and Videoconferencing Policy
• Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Responsiveness Policy
• Employee Leaver, Notice Period and Exit Interview Policy
• Equality and Diversity Policy
• Feedback and Complaints Policy
• Expenses Policy (staff)
• Fire Safety Policy
• Flexible Working Policy
• Framework for Escalating and Managing Performance and Quality Concerns in General Practice
• Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy
• Freedom to Speak Up: Raising Concerns (Whistleblowing) Policy
• Grading Review Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Health and Safety Policy and Risk Assessment 
• Home Working Policy
• Hours of Work Policy
• Individual Funding Request Policy
• Incident Reporting Policy
• Induction Mandatory and Statutory Training Policy
• Information Governance Framework
• Information Management and Technology Strategy
• Information Security Policy
• Information Sharing Policy
• Intellectual Property (Management of) Policy
• Internet Social Media and Cloud Services Policy
• Learning and Development Policy
• Lone Working Policy
• Losses and Special Payments Policy (Policy for the Management of Losses and Special Payments) 
• Management of Organisational Change Redundancy and Pay Protection Policy
• Management of Performance Policy
• Maternity, Adoption, Paternity and Parental Leave Policy
• Media handling protocol
• Mental Capacity Act (MCA) / Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) Policy and Procedure
• Mobile Telephone/Device Policy (Interim)
• Moving and Handling Standard Operating Procedure
• MRSA Guidance for Sheffield CCG and Primary Care
• Network Security Policy
• NHS Terms and Conditions Handbook
• NICE Implementation Policy (Implementation of NICE Guidance Policy)
• Nurse Mentorship Policy
• Nurse Revalidation Policy
• Organisational Development Strategy

• Patient Experience Strategy
• Pay Progression Policy
• Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Revalidation Policy
• Policy for Compliance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988 - could you please note that policy has now been archived as all information is available online at the Crown Licencing Agency
• Policy for the Development and Management of Policies and Procedural Documents
• Policy for Involving Volunteers in our Work
• PRESS Portal Document Management Process
• Primary Care Estates Strategy
• Prime Financial Policies
• Privacy Impact Assessment Procedure
• Probationary Periods Policy
• Procedure for contact outside of normal business hours (South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning)
• Procurement Strategy
• Quality and Equality Impact Assessment (QEIA) Policy
• Recognition Agreement
• Recruitment and Selection Policy - All NHS Sheffield CCG vacancies are advertised on the NHS Jobs website.
• Remote Working and Portable Devices Policy
• Retirement Policy
• Risk Management Strategy and Action Plan 2022/23
• Safeguarding Policy (Adults and Children)
• Safeguarding: Managing Allegations Against Staff (Safeguarding) Policy
• Safeguarding Supervision Policy
• Safeguarding Strategy 2021
• Secondment Policy
• Security Policy and Procedure
• Serious Incidents (Policy for the Management of Serious Incidents (SIs) reported by Commissioned Service Providers or the Commissioning Function)
• Sheffield Restraint Framework for Good Practice
• Sickness Absence (Management of Policy) 
• Smoke Free Policy
• Social media protocol
• South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Primary Care Rebate Policy
• Special Leave Policy
• Standard Infection Control Precautions Guidance
• Standards of Business Conduct and Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedure
• Standing Orders
• Stress Policy (Management of Stress Policy)
• Tendering Policy (Policy for the Management of Competitive Tender and Quotation Exercises)
• Transgender Support in the Workplace Policy
• Use of E-Cigarettes and Vaping Policy
• Work Experience Policy
• Zero Tolerance Policy

Data protection, records management and Caldicott Guardian

• Access to Records Policy
• Confidentiality Code of Conduct and Data Protection Policy
• Data Protection Requirements for third parties processing personal data on behalf of NHSS CCG (Data Protection Agreement) 
• Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Policy and Standard Operating Procedures
• Information Asset Risk Management Plan
• Information Quality Assurance Policy
• Records Management Policy
• Sheffield CCG Privacy Notice

 

The Caldicott Guardian for the CCG is Dr Andrew McGinty. The role of Caldicott Guardian is to ensure the protection and confidentiality of patient and service user information.

If you cannot find a specific policy or procedure please contact:

Carol Henderson - Corporate Governance Manager

NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group
722 Prince of Wales Road
Darnall
Sheffield
S9 4EU

E-mail: carol.henderson3@nhs.net