Publications

Guidance on delivering physical healthcare to people who lack capacity and refuse or resist treatment.

A quick guide to Power of Attorney for staff in hospitals and care homes.

A quick guide to Power of Attorney for general practitioners.

This document was reviewed in Spring 2021. The previous title was ‘The Adults with Incapacity Act in General Hospitals and Care Homes’.

This aims to guide thinking on the use of restraint and encourage care staff to consider the impact actions may have on the people they are caring for.

An update of the analysis and guidance advice on deprivation of liberty (originally produced in 2013, current as of 2020).Thank you to Jill Stavert for producing this update.

Principles and guidance on good practice when considering the use of telecare and assistive technology for people with dementia, learning disabilities and related disorders.

This advice note considers the issues for organisations such as care homes who may be considering using hidden surveillance. It also looks at the subject from the point of view of families and friends of people who are cared for by such organisations, and who may themselves be considering using hidden surveillance.

Mental Welfare Commission response to queries related to when to use s13ZA v Guardianship following the Cheshire West Supreme Court decision.