This webinar was chaired by Baroness Ilora Finlay and the technical host was Prof Wayne Martin. It was about sharing voices in response to COVID-19.

With the imminent roll-out of COVID vaccinations in care homes, the National Mental Capacity Forum will host a Rapid Response Webinar to share knowledge and reinforce good practice in consenting patients for the new COVID vaccinations, and to empower clinicians to have meaningful engagement with vaccine recipients.

An advocate reminds other professionals not to make decision on behalf of people
until incapacity has been established.

A social worker describes two cases in which people were assumed to lack capacity,
and how that risks the person’s wishes being overridden.

CPD-accredited e-learning training exploring the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). This online course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone.