24 February 2021 Blog Mental capacity, best interests decision making and Covid-19 vaccinations In a new Court of Protection decision, the second on the issue of Covid-19 vaccinations, Mr Justice Hayden returns to the subject to provide a reminder of the importance of upholding a person’s wishes and feelings... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
18 February 2021 Blog A reminder: don’t delay processing your deprivation of liberty authorisations A recent case highlights the financial consequences of a local authority failing to process a deprivation of liberty authorisation (DoL) in a timely manner... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 February 2021 Blog Right care, right innovative technologies: why digital innovation matters in the health and care sector Public Policy Projects in their latest report, State of the Nation: Digitisation and Medical Technologies calls on the Government to place digital innovation at the core of its new reforms published in its White Paper last week... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
17 February 2021 Blog Support for NHS and social care staff: How to check if a Covid-19 patient has an attorney or deputy Since the coronavirus pandemic, the Office of the Public Guardian report that there have been many urgent requests to search the database in respect of people who have lost mental capacity... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 February 2021 Blog Update: Government acts to disapply public sector exit payments regulations The Treasury has issued a Direction which disapplies the Regulations which introduced a cap on public sector exit payments in November last year... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 February 2021 Blog An ‘exceptional’ order in the Court of Protection In Re TA (Recording of hearings; Communication with Court office), the Court of Protection recently made an injunction to restrain P’s son, TA, from communicating with the court office by e-mail and telephone... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
11 February 2021 Blog Reforming the Mental Health Act, what does it mean for mental health providers, commissioners, and patients? In 2018, the Independent Review of the Mental Health published their final report which included over 150 recommendations to help modernise the Act, address the rising number of detentions and the disparity in use of the Act on people from BAME backgrounds... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 February 2021 Blog Don’t delay making your Court of Protection applications In a recent decision, the Court of Protection granted a declaration that it was lawful and in the best interests of a mentally incapacitious person to be given anti-hypertensive medication covertly... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 February 2021 Blog White Paper reforms for BAME communities A number of inequalities around access to mental health services have been identified showing that black people are over four times more likely to be detained than white British people and over ten times more likely to be subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO) under the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
1 February 2021 Blog The new look Mental Health Tribunal The recent White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act (MHA) makes a number of proposals, which will expand the powers of the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT).... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
29 January 2021 Blog Covid-19 and personal examinations within the Mental Health Act – an update Following the decision in the Devon Partnership case concerning the lawfulness of virtual personal assessments required under the MHA, NHS England and DHSC guidance has now been amended to remove reference to examinations being undertaken virtually... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
29 January 2021 Blog Court of Protection, mental capacity and Covid-19 vaccinations The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Mr Justice Hayden has handed down judgment in what is being described as the first reported decision on the issue of the Covid-19 vaccine, capacity and best interests... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read