OpenDoc free policy library for care providers
OpenDoc is a growing online library of health and social care policies and procedures, written and reviewed by more than 100 sector experts. It is free to access, so smaller services can benefit from the same quality of documentation as the largest providers.
OpenDoc is provided by Health Connect. Signing up takes you to their site.
Northbrook is part of the OpenDoc expert panel
We have joined the OpenDoc team as one of the sector experts contributing to their growing library of policies and procedures. Our role is to help review, shape and add to the documents that underpin safe, well led care.
Being part of the panel means the frontline experience we build up through our training and consultancy work feeds directly into the policies other providers rely on, and we can point the services we support to a trusted, free resource with confidence.
What is OpenDoc
Expert written policies, free for every provider
Good policy is the backbone of safe care, but building and maintaining a full library takes time and specialist knowledge that many services do not have in house. OpenDoc brings that expertise together in one place, so any provider can access up to date, sector reviewed documents without a licence fee.
Northbrook signposts OpenDoc as part of our care consultancy work because it genuinely helps the services we support get the fundamentals right.
Who writes the policies
More than 100 sector leads and specialists
Every policy is drafted and peer reviewed by named contributors from across the health and social care sector, including clinical leads, registered managers, safeguarding specialists and quality reviewers. Documents are kept current as guidance and regulation evolve.
What is inside
A broad range of policy areas
OpenDoc covers the topics registered providers are expected to have in place, with new areas added regularly. A snapshot of what you will find:
- Clinical governance
- Patient safety
- Visitor management
- Physical health
- Trial visits
- Restraint and safeguarding
- Medicines management
- Infection prevention
How to access it
Head to the OpenDoc site and create a free account. Once signed in you can browse the library, preview policies and download the ones you need. There is no cost to individual providers.
Need help embedding policies into practice?
Our care consultancy team can help you tailor policies, run training and get them working across your service.