A template of a mental capacity assessment form for Vision.

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.

This is a presentation highlighting the five key principles of the Mental Capacity Act.

A poster explaining mental capacity and the dos and don’ts.

A poster explaining what the Mental Capacity Act is and the five key principles.

This case study examines what worked well and what did not work well in a best interests decision about a patient with severe physical and learning disabilities needing surgery.

An outline of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It includes a crossword and cryptic clues to test knowledge of the Act.

This document (mouse mat) explains the five principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

A mental capacity assessment and best interests determination form. The document includes a summary of key steps in assessing capacity, the principles of assessing capacity, what demonstrates decision-making capacity and considerations for the determination of an individual’s best interests.

This policy has arisen from the implementation of the MCA 2005 and seeks to give advice and guidance on how and when an assessment of mental capacity should be carried out. It draws a distinction between routine/ongoing assessments of capacity, which is a part of everyday care, and more exceptional occasions, when a formal assessment is necessary. In the latter case a formal, documented assessment is now required by the Trust in defined instances.