Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Putting them into practice

Part of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

This report decribes good practice in the management and implementation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards(DoLS).

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards at a glance

Part of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

Information about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) - an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA).

Partnership working in child protection: improving liaison between acute pediatric and child protection services

Summary of how hospital trusts and councils' social care services can work together to identify and prevent child abuse and maltreatment

Partnership working in child protection: improving liaison between acute paediatric and child protection services

Report on how hospital trusts and councils' social care services can work together to identify and prevent child abuse and maltreatment.

Partnership working in child protection

This film looks at how hospitals and local authorities can work together more effectively to protect children and identify and reduce the risk of maltreatment.

Partnership working in child protection: Scunthorpe case study

Hospital, council and police staff in Scunthorpe explain how they work together to protect children

Partnership working in child protection: Cardiff case study

Hospital and council staff in Cardiff explain how they work together to protect children

Managing the transfer of responsibilities under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: a resource for local authorities and healthcare commissioners commissioners

Changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards come into force on 1 April 2013. This resources describes the changes to the identity of the supervisory body in health settings and offers guidance on how local authorities, hospitals, PCTs, and CCGs can work together to ensure that the rights of vulnerable people who may be subject to the Deprivation of Liberty safeguards are protected during and after the transfer.

Helping you through a hospital stay: advice from older people

This booklet covers all aspects of the hospital stay including how to prepare for the hospital visit, essential things to pack, what to expect from doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals.

Using qualitative research in systematic reviews: older people's views of hospital discharge

This report is designed to provide a working example of 'qualitative synthesis' (a descriptive synthesis from qualitative studies) in the field of social care, specifically older people's views of hospital discharge. It focuses on older people and hospital discharge because of new policy developments and the existence of a high-quality systematic review that was relevant to the topic