Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory

A poster briefly describing the key elements of the deprivation of liberty safeguards.

A poster explaining what the Mental Capacity Act is and the five key principles.

A brief presentation outlining the key aspects of the MCA, covering the principles of the Act, DoLS, best interests decisions, and independent mental capacity advocacy.

The key messages from the The Chief Social Worker’s Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Seminar on 13 March 2015. Key themes included: a push on awareness; the importance of local networks and the importance of identifying people and services.

MCA compliance records audit forms, including screening steps.

This audit is to help the CCG gain assurance that the Mental Capacity Act is embedded in commissioned organisations. Commissioners have a duty to ensure that all provider services are delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act, and that the rights of those who use the service are promoted and protected. CCGs have a duty to ensure providers of healthcare understand the MCA, apply it and monitor compliance.

This toolkit helps to understand if correct processes are correctly being undertaken in relation to the MCA (2005); to ensure the MCA is being completed and fully documented including the consent form, MCA/determination of best interests form; to provide a base line audit to ensure practice is embedded across services; and to provide robust procedural evidence for internal and external assurance. The tool may be adapted to align to local provider policies and procedural documents.

This guidance is intended to provide support in carrying out and recording formal capacity assessments and is not intended as a substitute for the Code of Practice. The documents covers: recording mental capacity assessment activity; principles of the mental capacity act 2005; when to assess capacity and who should carry out the assessment; assessments as part of needs or risk assessments and day to day decisions; capacity to agree to social care decisions; identifying the decision maker; advance statements and preferred place of care statements; capacity assessments; best interests decisions; independent mental capacity advocates; unwise decisions, duty of care, the...

A mental capacity assessment and best interests determination form. The document includes a summary of key steps in assessing capacity, the principles of assessing capacity, what demonstrates decision-making capacity and considerations for the determination of an individual's best interests.

This policy has arisen from the implementation of the MCA 2005 and seeks to give advice and guidance on how and when an assessment of mental capacity should be carried out. It draws a distinction between routine/ongoing assessments of capacity, which is a part of everyday care, and more exceptional occasions, when a formal assessment is necessary. In the latter case a formal, documented assessment is now required by the Trust in defined instances.

This is an audit form to test compliance with Mental Capacity Act 2005. It includes questions around current policies and procedures, its content, supporting information and any next steps.

This is an audit form to test compliance with Mental Capacity Act 2005, specifically in relation to staff training.