A flexible or rigid supportive device used to maintain or support a joint of body part's position(s) to promote pain reduction or healing.

A term used in describing a patient's medical status. It indicates that the patient's disease process has not changed precipitously or significantly.

Where a staff member acts in a manner contrary to law or employee policy.

A timetable that describes what staff are to be present for a specified future period.

The number of people using a service divided by the number of staff.

A set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something.

Standards are a set of high-level outcomes that describe how services can achieve safe, quality, person-centred care and support. They are evidence-based and informed by engaging with those who use and provide our health and social care services.

Where an individual is physically restrained by one or more people in a standing position.

Describes the purpose and function of a health and social care service.

A report of a prescribed incident that is sent from a service provider to a regulatory authority.

Acts which are repeated over and over again and which seem to be without any apparent adaptive function unlike other behaviours (such as many instinctive acts) which, although often formally very stereotyped in form, clearly fulfil an adaptive purpose.

To provide assisstance, guidance or help to a person. This may include emotional, financial, physical, social, spititual, practical, informational, amongst others.