Deprivation of Liberty and DoLS
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England: implementation costs.
BACKGROUND The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), introduced into the Mental Capacity Act 2005, were fully implemented on 1 April 2009 in England and Wales. The government estimated 20 000 assessments for DoLS at a cost of £600 per assessment. Aims To estimate the costs likely to be incurred with the implementation of DoLS in England. METHOD The cost of conducting a single DoLS assessm...
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