Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Guidance on understanding and managing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
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Dementia e-learning
Part of e-Learning courses
Dementia e-learning by the Alzheimer’s Society and SCIE aimed at anyone who comes into contact with someone with dementia and provides an introduction to the disease and the experience of living with it. Includes video footage of people with dementia and their carers.
Effective commissioning of advocacy under the Care Act based on Emerging good practice
Part of Care Act 2014
Total transformation of care and support
Updated paper on Total Transformation, which looks at the potential of scaling up small, community-based preventative services. Originally published in November 2016, it has been updated to include additional models.
Mental Capacity Act workbook: Six scenarios for training
Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory
This resource promotes best practice in the use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and where appropriate the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009), particularly in the context of situations involving health-related decisions.
Getting to know the person with dementia
Part of Dementia
Dementia and sensory loss
Part of Dementia
Having sight or hearing loss makes things more difficult for the person with dementia who is already working hard to make sense of the world around them.
Living with dementia
Part of Dementia
Information, guidance, resources and accredited training about living with dementia – for the person with the diagnosis, and their family and friends too. Staying active, eating well, behavioural challenges – all these things matter greatly and can help a person live well with dementia.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
A suite of 12 resources which includes short films, reports, at a glance summaries and tools on Independent Mental Health Advocacy. The resources aim to raise awareness and understanding of the IMHA role amongst service users and mental health staff; improve access IMHA, help providing an understand what a good service looks like, and how outcomes can be measured. The resources have been produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence in partnership with The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston.
LGBTQI+ video stories
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