Two weeks tomorrow,  the Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards went live. As of this week, my borough have had two referrals for assessments. I know this as I was asked to complete the first assessment – after some discussion, gracefully withdrew as although I was not involved in that particular individual’s care, I had had some [...]

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