Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England: implementation costs.

Let the patients decide.

Fortunately the momentum to ensure that a person’s right to involvement in research is upheld has just gone up a gear. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS), which is a supplement to the main MCA Code of Practice (2007), has just passed through parliament. A whole variety of regulations, training and practice implications will follow for anyone who may have t...

The use of the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

Identifying and managing deprivation of liberty in adults in England and Wales.

the common law may still apply. The application of these laws is complex and we discuss these complexities for the benefit of healthcare professionals. All doctors—particularly those who treat patients in hospital with dementia, learning difficulties, and brain injury, as well as GPs, physicians, and psychiatrists who treat residents of care homes—need to be able to identify patients who are at...

Mental capacity and psychiatric in-patients: implications for the new mental health law in England and Wales

BACKGROUND In England and Wales mental health services need to take account of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983. The overlap between these two causes dilemmas for clinicians. AIMS To describe the frequency and characteristics of patients who fall into two potentially anomalous groups: those who are not detained but lack mental capacity; and those who are detained bu...

Conveyance of Mentally Ill Person from their Property: Which Legislation to Use? – Mental Capacity Act (MCA) or Mental Health Act (MHA) or Court of Protection

Aim and methods: The aim of this review is to consider the appropriate use of either legislation the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) or the Mental Health Act (MHA) or Court of Protection to transfer the patient/person from one accommodation to another for the purposes of care they need. The methodology used for this article is review of literature. Results: Conveyance of the person from one place to ...