Mental capacity act Blog Posts

• Care homes can be slow to make applications for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards says study

  17 Apr 2014

  • John Northfield

  
• New charter for social care organisations to tackle health inequalities for people with learning disabilities

  24 Mar 2014

  • John Northfield

  
• CQC still concerned about lack of understanding of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

  20 Jan 2014

  • John Northfield

  
• Best interests decision research reports complexity of practice and concerns about notion of capacity

  17 Jan 2014

  • John Northfield

  
• BMA launches Mental Capacity Act toolkit for doctors, to raise awareness and support decision making

  04 Oct 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Breaking bad news to people with learning disabilities website full of practical guidance

  19 Jun 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• People with learning disabilities still not getting adequate information and support to make decisions about medications

  04 Mar 2013

  • John Northfield

  
• Resource for families to ensure they are involved in best interest decisions

  07 Jun 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• CQC report raises concerns about awareness of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in NHS

  08 May 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Distinctions between capacity and competence in people with learning disabilities in the Mental Capacity Act

  29 Dec 2011

  • John Northfield