Here you will find all the articles, Toolkit items and Q&As relating to Mental content and MCA.
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Articles
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Free article: The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are being replaced
Neil Grant talks about the new Liberty Protection Safeguards that are replacing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards update
Maria Nicholas, of Guile Nicholas Solicitors, talks about the changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the proposed Liberty Protection Safeguards.
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Free article: Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards update
Maria Nicholas looks at the recommendations from the Law Commission Report on MCA and DoLS.
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Free article: Independent advocacy entitlement
In the second part of her article on advocacy, Belinda Schwehr, Care and Health Law, explores the extent to which a person must be independent of the local authority to be an independent Care Act Advocate.
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Free article: Independent advocacy
In the first of a two-part article on advocacy, Belinda Schwehr, Care and Health Law, sheds light on the complex area of entitlement to advocacy.
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Free article: The need for consent
A guide to fundamental standards - Regulation 11: Need for consent
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A new procedure for deprivation of liberty
Maria Nicholas explains recent changes to the deprivation of liberty safeguards and how they may affect certain care providers.
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A review of deprivation of liberty safeguards
Maria Nicholas and Andrew Guile look at a recent case relating to deprivation of liberty safeguards, and consider the implications for adult social care providers.
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Free article: Consent and mental capacity
How can you assess whether a service user has the mental capacity to make their own decisions? Martin Hodgson sheds some light on this complex area.
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Assessing mental capacity
This article looks at a recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on assessing mental capacity, and provides a reminder of the basic principles of the MCA.
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Safeguarding liberty
Ceri-Siân Williams explains how Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards apply in care settings.
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Consent and mental capacity
How can you assess whether a service user has the mental capacity to make their own decisions? Martin Hodgson sheds some light on this complex area.
Toolkit
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Form - Audit for compliance with fundamental standard Regulation 11: Need for consent (all providers)
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Record - Mental capacity assessment (all providers)
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Handout - Consent and mental capacity (all providers)
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Form - Mental Capacity Act 2005 competency assessment action plan (all providers)
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Form - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Order (DoLS) competency assessment (all providers)
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Factsheet - Mental capacity act (all providers)
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Form - Mental Capacity Act 2005 competency assessment action plan (all providers)
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Form - Mental Capacity Act 2005 competency assessment (all providers)
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Factsheet - Deprivation of liberty safeguards
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Factsheet - Lasting Power of Attorney
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Checklist - Mental Capacity Act best interests
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Form - Consent to care and treatment
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