Mental Capacity Act

Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

‘Why the principles of Bournewood and Cheshire West must shape Dols reform’

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Adults, Mental Health

Supreme Court ruling triggers 16-fold rise in deprivation of liberty cases in Wales

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Adults, Mental Health

Best interest assessors have high levels of job satisfaction despite heavy workloads

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Adults, Mental Health

How social workers are helping other professionals understand mental capacity

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Pilot to open Court of Protection to the public

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Adults, Mental Health

Reforming deprivation of liberty: the key debates social workers need to know about

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Adults

Social workers get ‘manual for good practice’ in autism, mental capacity and dementia

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Adults

Palliative care expert appointed chair of Mental Capacity Act improvement body

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Exceptional legal costs imposed on council in unlawful deprivation of liberty case

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Adults

Social workers to get supported decision-making toolkit for mental capacity cases

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Free ‘mock court’ training aims to demystify the legal aspects of social work

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Adults, Workforce

Social worker struck off after mental capacity assessment ‘cover up’

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Adults, Mental Health

Complying with landmark deprivation of liberty ruling would cost extra £1.5bn a year

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads reach record level

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of liberty: How long are BIAs taking to complete assessments?

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Adults, Mental Health

‘People deprived of liberty in supported living are at risk of human rights violations’

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