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Mental Capacity Act
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...
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...
Hearing The Voice Of The Person With Dementia
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistLast week, I was honoured to be part of the 8th National Dementia Care Awards, which were sponsored by QCS....
Happy Birthday MCA!
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistThe Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) came into effect on 1 October 2007. After a full ten years of the...
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