Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Directory

BJPsych Advances. Cambridge Core. An article by Chloe Beale, James Lee-Davey, Tennyson Lee, Alex Ruck Keene. The second of two articles looking at assessment of mental capacity in clinical practice. In it, we explore capacity assessments in the context of suicidal thoughts and acts.

This page brings together documents and links related to a range of adult safeguarding areas that may assist service users and professional to understand this area. Topics covered include: the Mental Capacity Act; safeguarding vulnerable adult concerns; and reasonable adjustments.

A summary of the key themes included in the Law Commission's consultation paper on deprivation of liberty.

Legal trainer Belinda Schwehr sets out what practitioners need to consider in relation to cases where a child may be deprived of liberty.

This document sets out to define the process that professionals should follow when making judgements about a person’s capacity to consent to medical treatment.

Guidance for care providers on how to apply the Mental Capacity Act during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The resource considers the issues that should be considered when thinking about care and treatment that might involve restrictions because of Coronavirus; the cases where DoLS authorisations have already been granted; and the impacts of the Coronavirus Act 2020.

Annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA), looking at how providers are caring for patients, and whether patients' rights are being protected. The report sets out CQC’s activity and findings from our engagement with people subject to the MHA and review of services registered to assess, treat and care for people detained using the MHA during 2020/21. It is largely based on feedback letters on the 620 remote monitoring letters following reviews of 682 wards carried out during 2020/21. These involved private conversations with 1,895 patients and 1,111 carers. The report highlights three key findings. Firstly,...

This resource provides information and advice about deputyship for a person with dementia. It covers the types of deputyship; duties of a deputy and limits to a deputy's powers; how to apply to become a deputy for a person with dementia; who to inform when you become a deputy; supervision and support from the Office of the Public Guardian; deputies and dementia – frequently asked questions.

This factsheet explains how advance decisions and advance statements work,and what they can and cannot do. It also provides practical advice to helpdraft an advance decision.

A dementia-friendly financial services charter designed to enable the sector to work towards becoming dementia-friendly. In addition to the charter, the document sets out the expectations for a dementia-friendly financial services sector and provides guidance on the commitments in the charter.

This factsheet explains what an LPA is and why individuals might consider making one. It also provides practical advice and information about how to appoint an attorney, and what powers can be given to them.

This factsheet explains what mental capacity is, outlines the key principles or rules of the Mental Capacity Act, and looks at how it can be applied when planning for the future. Topics covered include decision-making and mental capacity; the principles of the Mental Capacity Act; assessing capacity; making decisions; planning ahead; and when someone hasn’t planned ahead – deputyship.