Amendments

2026

January 2026

First Contact Team and EDT	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
AMHP Procedure	In January 2026, Information was updated in Section 2, Introduction to the AMHP Service.
Safeguarding Adults	In January 2026, this chapter was updated.
Southport Hospital and ICRAS	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure	In January 2026, information was updated in Section 1, Introduction and the DoLS Team.
Transition to Adult Care and Support	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Substance Use Team	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Actions and Next Steps	In January 2025, information about the accessible information standard was added to Section 2, Providing Information and Advice. In addition, links to the Team Suitability Decision Support Tool, Urgent or Interim Support Decision Tool, and Allocation Support Tool were removed throughout, as these resources are no longer available.
Review and Transformation Team	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
ASC Teams	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Client Support Service	This chapter was updated in January 2026.
Signing Off a Care and Support Plan and Agreeing a Final Personal Budget	In January 2026, the link to the Care and Support Plan Sign Off Tool was removed from Section 3, Signing Off a Plan (Guidance for Authorisers) as this resource is no longer available.
Occupational Therapy and Sensory Team	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
The Review Conversation	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Aintree Hospital	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Actions and Next Steps (Carers)	In January 2026, information about the accessible information standard was added to Section 2, Providing Information and Advice. In addition, links to the Team Suitability Decision Support Tool, Urgent or Interim Support Decision Tool, and Allocation Support Tool were removed throughout, as these resources are no longer available.
Professional Curiosity	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Working Effectively with Parents	This new chapter was added to the manual in January 2026.
Signing off a Support Plan and Agreeing a Final Personal Budget	In January 2025, the link to the Care and Support Plan Sign Off Tool was removed from Section 3, Signing Off a Plan (Guidance for Authorisers) as this resource is no longer available.
Community Mental Health Teams	In January 2026, information was updated in each section.