Deprivation of liberty
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty
Nine-fold hike in Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads confirmed by official figures
Adults, Workforce, Mental Health
Care homes ‘lack confidence’ in applying Mental Capacity Act, finds review
Adults, Mental Health, Workforce
‘The rush to boost best interests assessor numbers must not lead to substandard training’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
Half of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards cases breaching legal timescales
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘The simple idea that has shaken adult social care to its foundations’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
Six ways councils are trying to combat a shortage of best interests assessors
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
The best interests assessor: ‘We need the resources to make this massively positive Dols ruling a reality’
Adults, Deprivation of liberty, Mental Health, Workforce
A lawyer’s view on the legal risks to councils from breaching Dols case timescales
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘The Supreme Court Dols ruling was right but an impossible workload is diluting advocacy’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce
‘I don’t see any signs that the government views the Dols as a priority’
Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty
‘My partner’s growing Dols workload is pushing her to exhaustion’
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