A case study focusing on a care home resident needing improvements to their accommodation, explaining how after intervention by an IMCA the decision was made to go ahead with the repair work. The case study has been drawn together by the Department of Health, the Care Quality Commission, and POhWER, a major provider of advocacy services, and shows how IMCAs can act as a powerful support to people who may lack capacity.

Frequently asked questions, providing guidance for general practitioners around the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983, decision making, identifying a deprivation of liberty, authorising a deprivation of liberty in hospital and care home settings and in domestic settings, and deprivation of liberty.

Sitra, the Carers Trust and Care Charts UK designed this booklet to provide support and guidance about decision making for carers of people living with dementia. Carers provided examples of decisions they make with and for the person they care for. The booklet uses their experience to bring alive how carers manage supported decision making to maintain a good quality of home life, whilst keeping the people they care for as independent and safe as possible. It covers the key principles at the heart of the Mental Capacity Act; how to assess capacity; and making decisions on behalf of someone.

This flowchart describes the Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) process, intended for application in in-patient settings.

Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) form.

This flowchart describes the process of assessing capacity and best interests decision making for health and social care interventions.

This document is part of a series of brief guides to help all health and social care professionals navigate through and apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act for decisions regarding treatment and care. It sets out alternative decision-making approaches in the event that a person does not have mental capacity to give consent to a proposed treatment. It looks at the role of advance decisions to refuse treatment, lasting powers of attorney for health and welfare and discusses situations where the Court of Protection may need to be involved. The guide also covers advance care plans, independent mental capacity advocates, and best interest decisions.

This diagram provides step by step guidance to understanding the principles of consent and mental capacity prior to undertaking care, examination or treatment. The steps are applicable to patients aged 16 and over.

A step by step guide to help decide which legislation to use when making decisions about admission to a care home/remaining in a care home. The process outlined in the diagram applies only to patients who are 16 years or older – different arrangements are in place for under 16s.

This poster explains the five principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

This introduction provides an overview of the issues health and social care professionals face when capacity and consent for treatment and care are significant and critical challenges. It covers the legal framework and principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; consent to care and treatment; decisions for those who lack mental capacity; best interest decisions; deprivation of liberty; and collaboration and co-operation between professionals.

This document is part of a series of brief guides to help all health and social care professionals navigate through and apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act for decisions regarding treatment and care. The guide focuses specifically on the Act requirements for clinical decisions, covering: consent to treatment and care; factors affecting mental capacity to consent to treatment and care; who assesses capacity to consent to treatment and care; checklist for practitioners assessing mental capacity; clinical decisions where the individual lacks capacity to consent to treatment or care.