Events

2019 Action day: 15 March 2019 Open

Here you'll find all the presentations (some may take longer to download than others) and some pictures from the 2019 Mental Capacity Action Day, at the Royal College of Nursing.

Baroness Finlay - welcome

The NMCF Chair, Baroness Finlay welcomed everyone to the event.

She was followed by Bronagh Scott, Director of Nursing, Policy and Practice at the RCN, who spoke of the pivotal role nurses play in the proper application of the MCA.

Lady speaking during a presentation Keynote presentations

Rapid Fire Presentations

Workshops

All the presentations and workshops were informative and thought-provoking. But the highlight of the day for many was the very wonderful Include Choir, and their songs about the MCA, inclusion and human rights.

Include Choir

2018 Action day: 5 March 2018 Open

The 2018 Mental Capacity Action Day took place on Monday 5 March 2018 at the British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP.

The theme for action day 2018 was ‘Supported Decision-Making’ and this was explored via a range of speakers and workshops.

Presentations

Photos from the day

Baroness Finlay introduces the day

Angela Rippon CBE talking about dementia-friendly communities

Care Services Minister Caroline Dinenage

Caroline Dinenage with organisers

What's happening at Bedford University

Dr Rosie Harding from the University of Birmingham

Rachel Hutchings from Alzheimer's Society

Professor Wayne Martin, Essex Autonomy Project. University of Essex

Lunchtime: magician in cage depicts institutionalisation and mental capacity

The Include Choir sing their song about mental capacity

The audience responds using Makaton signing

Wendy Hawkins introduces her son Will

Will Mieville-Hawkins talks about his accident, his recovery and mental capacity issues he's faced

One of the afternoon workshops

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on the importance of physical activity for all

The audience

Mental Capacity Action in Research Event: 16 March 2017 Open

The National Mental Capacity Forum and Health and Care Research Wales recently hosted the Mental Capacity: Action in Research conference in Cardiff, which aimed to bring together researchers and other key stakeholders (including research participants) from across the UK to develop a consensus about improving access to health and social care research for adults with impaired capacity to consent.

2017 Action day: 27 February 2017 Open

Royal College of Physicians

The day included:

Profile current best practice from around England and Wales
Identify MCA improvement priorities for the coming year
Gather commitments from attendees for projects and work to improve MCA implementation at the front-line
Encourage best practice over the coming year in order to realise real improvements in the way those with impaired mental capacity are supported in all aspects of their lives

Speakers included:

Justice Minister Dr Phillip Lee
Baroness Hollins, Emeritus professor of the psychiatry of the learning disability and Chief Executive of ‘Books beyond words’
Tim Farmer, author of ‘Grandpa on a skateboard’, a practical guide to the process of assessing mental capacity

We shall have interactive workshops focussing on some of the challenges and solutions around implementing the act and supporting improvements in the care provided to individuals. We are also privileged to see some dramatic pieces on mental capacity by the Include Choir and the Baked Bean Theatre Company.

Twitter hashtag was #MCAUnwisedecision

2016 Action day: 15 March 2016 Open

National Mental Capacity Action Day is designed to increase awareness of the Mental Capacity Act and to highlight good MCA practice.

The purpose of the Action Day is to:

profile current best practice from around England and Wales
identify MCA improvement priorities for the coming year
gather commitments from attendees for projects and work to improve MCA implementation at the frontline.

Baroness Ilora Finlay, Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum, invited submissions to highlight work that has raised awareness and improved implementation of the MCA. View: MCA implementation projects - submissions

NMCF Listening event: 8 February 2016 Open

To ensure the work of the Forum is informed by what really matters to individuals affected by the MCA, the NMCF held a “Listening Event” on 8 February 2016, to hear the experiences – good and bad – of service users, their family members and carers.