*NEW* DoLS Conference in person and online - 7 June 2024

Our 7th June conference in Central London will feature a variety of topics and guest speakers carefully selected to be of maximum use to Best Interests Assessors (BIAs), DoLS Mental Health Assessors and other DoLS professionals.   Attendance at the conference will serve as an annual update to continue in the role of a Best Interests Assessor or Mental Health Assessor under DoLS.

*New venue for 2024!*: Central London NW1 (exact address confirmed with ticket purchase)

Start: 10:00 (Registration from 09:15)

End: 16:15

Price: 

IN PERSON TICKET £195 plus VAT per ticket -  fee includes refreshments and a sandwich lunch along with a paper conference pack and a PDF certificate.

ONLINE TICKET ONLY £150 plus VAT per ticket - fee includes access via Zoom, a PDF conference pack and a PDF certificate.

 

Conference details will be emailed direct to delegate(s) upon completion of their booking.  10% discount for groups of 10 or more in one booking.

Speakers Announced so far - more to come! 

Steven Richards: DoLS News Update 

Edge director, author and former CQC MCA specialist advisor, Steven Richards, will discuss a variety of the latest DoLS news and developments. 

Sara-Jayne Williams: Ombudsman Complaints- Lessons for BIAs and Supervisory Bodies

An Edge trainer and former MCA and DoLS lead professional. Sara-Jayne Williams has a particular interest in analysing Ombudsman Complaints. Throughout this analysis, Sara-Jayne has identified significant errors on the 'basics' of the MCA and DoLS by Supervisory Bodies, DoLS assessors and others. Many of these errors could be easily avoided. Sara-Jayne will talk through some key lessons to help Supervisory Bodies, BIAs and Mental Health Assessors avoid these same errors when undertaking DoLS assessments.

Aasya Mughal: Practice, Procedure and Legal Risk for BIAs, MH Assessors and Signatories

Edge director and author Aasya Mughal will discuss practice issues and the legal risks involved to individual assessors and signatories including the following key topics:

1. Remote assessments (when used due to the supervisory body's resources not because it is in P’s interests).

2. No written evidence of scrutiny on Form 5 (only a signature)

3. Using volunteers to take on role of the representative

4. BIAs, MH Assessors and Signatories: individual legal responsibility, professional registration and the CQC

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