Training and Assessments
We offer bespoke Mental Capacity training services for healthcare professionals, designed to support capacity and bring your assessments up to ‘gold standard’.
We can also conduct Mental Capacity Assessments on your behalf, including difficult or complex cases, and can provide bespoke consultancy for your setting.
Training and Assessments
We offer Mental Capacity training services for healthcare professionals, designed to support capacity and bring your assessments up to ‘gold standard’.
We can also conduct Mental Capacity Assessments on your behalf, including difficult or complex cases, and can provide bespoke consultancy for your setting.
The Mental Capacity Act is designed to uphold an individual’s rights, empower their voice and protect them from harm. It is every professional’s responsibility: from doctors and nurses, to care home staff and supported living teams.
Mental Capacity Assessments are used to form a judgement on an individual’s ability (or ‘capacity’) to make a specific decision. All assessments should adhere to the five core principles of the Mental Capacity Act with appropriate support if needed..
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) will soon be replaced by the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). This change is designed to support a wider range of vulnerable people who do not have capacity for their care arrangements.
Understanding Mental Capacity Assessments
Read through two worked case studies to understand what makes a good assessment and what steps can be taken to improve quality and support the voice of the person being assessed.
Building on the case of ‘P’, we consider the sorts of questions that will need to be asked in order to assess his capacity to choose his placement and manage his Trust fund.
Assessment errors can have a major impact on a person’s quality of life. Thankfully, most errors are easily avoidable with adequate preparation, reflection and training.