DoLS examples from practice
Examples from practice to show health and social care practitioners how individuals and organisations are working with different elements of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA).
- Ben - DoLS and Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Brian - DoLS in a nursing home
- Claire - DoLS in a hospital setting
- Mavis - applying to the Court of Protection in difficult cases
- Mrs F (88) - emergency move into care
- Mr B (89) – short-term DoLS authorisations to plan a return home
- Mrs S (89) - short-term DoLS authorisations with conditions
- Mr and Mrs S (90s) – DoLS and the right to family life
- Mr Q (90) – personalised support and DoLS
- Isabel (28) – seeking less restrictive care plans
- Mr T (64) – DoLS and the Mental Health Act
- Mr T (74) - involving family in urgent authorisations
- Millie (39) – authorisations while better options are found
- Molly (91) – DoLS and safeguarding concerns
- Mr J (23) – moving to less restrictive settings
- Mrs M – time-limited authorisations
- Jehan – least restrictive options
- Local authority: Reviewing officers – seeking to minimise restrictions