On the 24th October 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its latest report on the State of Care in England, which highlights areas of good quality practice and points of concern that require improvements within the health and social care system.
Read More »CQC State of Care in England Report, October 2025
There has been many calls for the Mental Capacity Act’s Code of Practice and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards to be updated. The system as it stands today is extremely outdated – some would say broken – and is in need of urgent change in order to protect vulnerable people from harm.
Read More »Liberty Protection Safeguards – Movement at last?
In the third part of our blog series on Best Interest, we look at the various stages of consultation required, and how to review the information gathered.
Read More »Best Interest Decisions in everyday practice: Part 3
In the tenth and final part of our blog series on the proposed changes to the MCA Code of Practice, we look at other legal tests of Mental Capacity, plus the use of Retrospective Assessments
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 10)
We are nearing the end of our series reflecting upon the MCA Code of Practice consultation. In this ninth blog, we consider the broadening of the MCA to include those aged 16-17.
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 9)
In the eighth part of our ten-part blog series, we examine proposed changes to the MCA Code of Practice surrounding the monitoring and reporting powers to promote safeguarding of those under the Act.
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 8)
In the seventh part of our reflective blog series, we look at some of the new statutory roles introduced within the MCA Code of Practice.
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 7)
In the sixth part of our series of blogs on change to the MCA Code of Practice, we turn to one of the most looked-for discussions: the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS).
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 6)
In today’s reflection on the proposed updates to the Mental Capacity Act’s Code of Practice, we consider the protection that the Act provides. This is the overarching protection both for the individual, as well as those supporting them including friends, family and professional staff at all levels.
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 5)
In the fourth part of our blog series on the proposed changes to the MCA Code of Practice, we look at Chapter 4, and the process for assessing capacity.
Read More »Reflecting on changes to the MCA Code of Practice (Part 4)