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Rachel Griffiths
Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistRachel has huge experience and knowledge in the area of Mental Capacity, including how to recognise deprivation of liberty, when and how to assess capacity and how to go about making decisions in someone’s best interests. She is nationally recognised as a leading voice with regards to Mental Capacity, and is involved with setting the agenda as well as providing advice and information about Mental Capacity. The information, guidance and support that Rachel provides helps to ensure that the way people work is within the law and recognises that the person using services is always at the centre of any decisions made. Read more
Posts by Rachel Griffiths:
Human rights in care settings: what matters to people?
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistNot long ago I judged the National Dementia Awards, which were sponsored by QCS. It was such a privilege to...
Jimmy’s story: ‘Best Interests’ unpacked
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistI’ve come across a situation recently that I want to share with you. This particular situation concerned someone living with...
Plans to replace DoLS: what do we know so far?
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistI don’t want you all to worry too much about the plans to replace the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS)...
Supporting people to make their own decisions
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistCentral to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) are its principles. Firstly, we must never assume people can’t decide how to...
Restraint and Deprivation of Liberty: Top five things you need to know!
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistRecently I gave you five ‘Top Tips’ on the framework of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). Here, as promised, are...
Mental Capacity Act: Top Five Things you Need to Know
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistI’ve been challenged to give you, in five ‘Top Tips’, the headlines of what health and care staff need to...
MCA in Nursing Homes
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistGet the Basics Right Most of you will know by now that I do get bees in my bonnet and am...
Human Rights in Practice
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights Specialist‘I’m drowning in a great soup of law!” This is how a care home manager put it to me, when I...
Advance Decisions: What do we Need to Know?
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistI’ve been asked this a lot recently – particularly after recent publicity about a woman named Brenda, whose advance decision...
Managing Risk When Someone Might Lack Capacity
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistIt’s a real puzzle when someone who lacks capacity to understand risk is nonetheless determined to do something where you...
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