Record of informed consent for voluntary admission/stay in mental health units.
The purpose of this document is to outline the NHS commissioner Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) training content.
The purpose of this document is to outline commissioner Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assurance responsibilities for the services they commission.
This indicator measures: staff training and organisational development to improve practice in relation to Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (8a); number of Mental Capacity Assessments (8b); and number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards authorisations (8c).
Technical description of a Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards indicator, used at St Christopher’s, to monitor staff training levels. It measures the extent to which St Christopher’s staff are fully trained and competent in assessing mental capacity, making best interests decisions and applying the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
A template of a mental capacity assessment form for EMIS.
A template of a mental capacity assessment form for Vision.
Statement form for advance decision to refuse treatment (A4). An advance decision allows a person over the age of 18 to refuse a specific treatment in the future when they lack the capacity to consent to, or refuse, that treatment.
Key information on what a lasting power of attorney is, including the different types such as health and welfare LPA and property and affairs LPA, plus information on the registration process.
A preferred priorities for care (PPC) statement form (A4), which patients can fill in to state their wishes and care preferences are for the last few months or year of their life.
Statement form for advance decision to refuse treatment (A5). An advance decision allows a person over the age of 18 to refuse a specific treatment in the future when they lack the capacity to consent to, or refuse, that treatment.
Key information on lasting power of attorney, including how it may come into effect, who makes decisions about capacity, who can be an attorney and how to register a lasting power of attorney.