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Following the recent Rio updates, new templates for the recording of Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests Decisions are now available.
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The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) team have been busy updating key documentation around MCA and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
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As part of the ongoing work to consolidate the understanding and application of the Mental Capacity Act across the Trust, the Legal Services team has developed the following resource to support staff…
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The Mental Health Law team is pleased to announce that Stephen McGrath has recently started in the role of Mental Capacity Lead Professional for Mid Mersey Division. This new role will provide advice…
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The Mental Capacity Team is responsible for supporting the application of the Mental Capacity Act across the Trust and promoting good practice across all divisions. Alongside providing specialist…
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The Mental Capacity Act applies to individuals who lack the capacity to make certain decisions as a result of an impairment of their brain or mind. This framework covers both day-to-day…
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In this month’s ‘Think MCA’ update, we are sharing the MCA Assessments Supportive Tool that was developed to support all clinical staff with undertaking and recording mental capacity assessments.
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The Government has launched a public consultation on the draft Code of Practice for the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA),
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Updates to clinical templates on PACIS for (1) Mental Capacity Assessment and (2) Best Interest Checklist.
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MC04: Implementation and Management of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within the Meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The purpose of this corporate policy and procedure is to provide support and guidance for those working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This policy reviews and replaces the Trust-wide policy last reviewed in 2020
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MC01 Overarching Mental Capacity Act
overarching, policy, procedure, mental, capacity, act, MCA,
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MH01 Mental Health Act Over-arching MHA 1983
The objectives of this policy are to describe the standards expected and the supporting processes for 1 Clinical and administrative application of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). 2 Describing the interface processes that exist between the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. 3 Monitoring the clinical and administrative application of the MHA. 4 Supporting those applying or monitoring the MHA through cross-referencing with the Act’s Code of Practice and other relevant literature, documentation. Review and monitoring of the above process.
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MMD-PROC-015 - Absent Without Leave AWOL Procedure
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure an effective and consistent response to reports of service users who are either detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007) or under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as per the Mental Capacity Act (2005) who abscond from an in-patient setting; are absent without leave (AWOL); or fail to return from a period of leave and how to return them safely to the ward if appropriate.
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SD01 Leave for In Patients managed under Section 131 of the MHA
CORPORATE POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR LEAVE FOR INPATIENTS WHO ARE EITHER MANAGED INFORMALLY UNDER SECTION 131 OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT OR UNDER THE GENERAL POWERS OF THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (SECTIONS 5 & 6)
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Absent Without Leave (AWOL) Procedure
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure an effective and consistent response to reports of service users who are either detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007) or under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as per the Mental Capacity Act (2005) who abscond from an inpatient setting; are absent without leave (AWOL); or fail to return from a period of leave and how to return them safely to the ward if appropriate.
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LOC 002 The Role of The Community Mental Health Teams May 21
The policy provides information of the role of Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in Local Services Division
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MH16 Section 136 of Mental Health Act 1983 Joint Agency Policy and Procedure
Section 136 of Mental Health Act 1983 Joint Agency Policy and Procedure
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HR27 Supporting Staff with Mental or Physical Disabilities
This Policy is about ensuring that employees with long term physical or mental health conditions are supported to remain in work and have access to the same opportunities as people who do not have health conditions, in line with the 2010 Equality Act.
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SA07 HS8 Environmental Suicide Risk Assessment (ESRA)
The purpose of this policy is to describe how the organisation assesses and manages environmental risks for suicide and self harm, including ligatures and ligature anchor points, within all inpatient mental health wards. It is intended to support Trust staff in discharging their duty of care to service users, and to provide consistency and assurance of processes for the Trust.