Age UK Report: A Hidden Crisis: Older people and deprivation of liberty in care homes
This recent report analyses the issues with regards to the current DoLS backlog and the lack of funding. The report includes research...
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Mar 19
Mental capacity to make decisions about contraception
In a recent Court of Protection case involving a 31 year old woman with autistic spectrum disorder, mild learning disability, emotionally...
Mar 13
The Care Act and 24-hour care at home?
A local authority has recently been found at fault by the Ombudsman because: ‘....it did not properly consider whether Mrs Y’s needs...
Mar 12
New Mental Capacity Act case law sheet - March 2024
We are pleased to announce a new edition of our case law sheet. The sheet provides examples of recent case law involving the Mental...
Mar 11
Suicide and safety in mental health
On 8th February, the National Confidential Inquiry into suicide and safety in mental health published its annual report for the year 2021....
Mar 7
DoLS and the Mental Health Act in practice
Bringing together a number of different statistics, Edge Training has produced a picture of the number of people detained or supervised...
Mar 5
Covert medication, CCTV and the Mental Capacity Act
A recent CQC inspection report of Swan House care home highlights the failure to apply the MCA in relation to covert medication and CCTV....
Mar 5
Mental Health Act wall chart
This wall chart created by the authors of the best selling book: Working with the Mental Health Act shows the most commonly used...
Feb 29
Muslim Doctors Association- Pre Ramadan FREE Webinar
A free interactive webinar by the Muslim Doctors Association to help medical professionals (and others) support those participating in...
Feb 27
Discharge from mental health care – Ombudsman report
The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman has recently produced a detailed analysis of issues surrounding discharge from mental health...
Feb 19
Contact with others – where the person themselves is a risk
A recent judgment from the Court of Protection considered mental capacity for contact with others. This is a common issue for the court...
Feb 19
Mental Capacity for financial decisions
A recent judgment from the Court of Protection has highlighted that mental capacity to financial decisions can vary depending on the...
Feb 19
DoLS – failing to assess people in hospital for standard DoLS authorisations
A Local Authority has recently been found at fault for its policy of not assessing people for standard DoLS authorisations who are...
Feb 19
The right to visit people in care homes and hospitals – Consultation open
New legislation on the right to visit people in care homes and hospitals comes into force on 6th April. The CQC has been given the legal...
Feb 8
Home Office unlawfully detained a man with schizophrenia- agreed damages of £105,000
A US national diagnosed with schizophrenia was unlawfully detained. In brief, the Home Office agreed to pay damages of £105,000 and...
Feb 5
FREE WEBINAR: The Mental Health Act- A Year in Review
We are pleased to inform Edge delegates of this free webinar by Garden Court Chambers. It considers significant Mental Health Act cases...
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