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Supporting People to Make Their Own Decisions
December 6, 2016
I’ve been thinking a lot about what works well, and what perhaps doesn’t work so well, when social care professionals try to empower people who might lack mental capacity to…
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Enabling People to Be at The Heart of Decision-Making
December 2, 2016
A senior judge in the Court of Protection has just brought out guidance, on how to enable people who might lack capacity to take part in the Court cases about…
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Scams Against the Elderly and Vulnerable are Rising
October 15, 2016
Scams are becoming more and more common and the National Trading Standards Scams Team, bless their hearts, are as worried as the rest of us. Like me, they’re particularly worried…
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Jim’s Lorries and the MCA
October 11, 2016
Does the MCA Mean we must always let someone take terrible risks? Jim has a fairly severe learning disability. He can only say a few words; his family often…
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Does The Mental Capacity Act Mean We Must Always Let Someone Take Terrible Risks?
October 7, 2016
Jim has a fairly severe learning disability. He can only say a few words; his family often understand what he means, but other people usually don’t. His mum is getting…
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Hearing The Voice of the Person
October 2, 2016
I’m very fortunate in that I’ve been asked to lead, for the new Mental Capacity Forum, on the theme of ‘hearing the voice of the person.’ What does that mean? …
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What do Care Providers Need to Know About LPAs?
September 9, 2016
In many ways, you’ll be relieved to know, the answer’s pretty easy. You need to know what Lasting Powers of Attorny (LPAs) are designed to do; what powers are given…
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Mrs. P and Her Dog Bobby
September 2, 2016
I recently learned about Mrs. P, whose court case has just been reported. This lady had worked all her life, and owns her own home, together with good investments and…
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