The act or process of accepting someone as a patient or resident at a health or social care service.

Discontinuing all medical treatments aimed at prolonging life. This does not include the withdrawing of comfort measures. Allowing natural death encompasses DNAR.

A process conducted by a suitably qualified professional to determine a person's ability to understand information and make decisions for themselves at a particular point in time about a specific issue.

A process conducted by a suitably qualified professional to identify, understand and manage a person's behavioural needs.

When neither basic (heart compressions and ventilation) nor advanced (defibrillator or medicines) life-preserving interventions should be performed.

A measure of an individual’s level of function and ability to perform specific tasks on a safe and dependable basis over a defined period.

The practice of maintaining the cleanliness of hands for the purposes of infection prevention and control.

Test(s) carried out within a specified population for the purpose of identifying potential disease(s).

A cut or tear to skin.

An assessment carried out by a suitably qualified professional to determine a person's ability to move about their environment.

The calories and nutrients a person consumes by any route over a given period of time.

The act of keeping all parts of the body clean and healthy.