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Monitoring the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Annual Report (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s fourth report into how the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards have been applied – during 2012/13 – mentions concern that the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is not understood or implemented consistently across health and social … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Safeguarding, Assessors and Authorisers (DoLS), BBC Health News, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Regulation, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission, CCG Legal Duty, CCGs, CCQ, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), CQC Hospital Inspections, Deprivation of Liberty Applications, Deprivation of Liberty Authorisation Rates, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), DoLS in Hospitals, English Local Authorities, General Hospitals, Hospital Inspections, IMCAs and Safeguarding, Independent Hospitals, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service, Local Authorities, Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Assessments, Mental Health Act Commissioners, Mental Health Assessments, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (IC), Nursing Homes, Protecting Vulnerable People, Provider Regulation, Raising Standards, Raising Standards: Putting People First (CQC), Regulation, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding and Medicines, Safeguarding in the NHS, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Older People, Safeguarding Teams, Supervisory Bodies, Tameside General Hospital, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable Older People | Leave a comment

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Practice Guidelines (SCIE Report 66)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This SCIE report covers good practice in the management and implementation of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). It is concerned with how to protect the human rights of vulnerable people, whether in hospitals or care homes, and also covers the … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Wales | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Safeguarding, Assessors and Authorisers (DoLS), Bournewood Judgement, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, CCG Legal Duty, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), DoLS in Hospitals, English Local Authorities, General Hospitals, Guide for Local Authorities, IMCAs and Safeguarding, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service, Local Authorities, Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Assessments, Mental Health Assessments, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, No Contact, Nursing Homes, Protecting Vulnerable People, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Older People, Safeguarding Teams, SCIE Report 66: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Scrutiny, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Supervision, Supervisory Bodies, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable Older People, Winterbourne View | Leave a comment

Prospects of Health and Wellbeing Boards (Smith Institute)

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health and wellbeing boards have the potential to improve integrated care and provide more democratic approaches to developing shared plans for local populations. Effective relationships and adequate resources are required for them to be effective. Chapters include: Development of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Alliance, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accountability, Adult Social Care, Centre for Public Scrutiny, Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), CfPS: Centre for Public Scrutiny, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Commissioning Policies, Community Mental Health Services, Cost Analysis, Cost Savings, Cost-Effectiveness, Council Scrutiny, Early Intervention, Early Interventions, Engagement, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Care Reform, Health Reform, Healthwatch, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Local Government, Local Government Association, Mental Health Providers Forum, Mental Health Services, Mutuals, NESTA: National Endowment for Science, NHS Clinical Commissioning Coalition, Peer Support, Peer Support Services, People Powered Health (NESTA), People Powered Health Programme, Public Health, Public Health Reform, Public Health Services, Reform, Scrutiny, Service Integration, Smith Institute, Social Care, Transparency and Accountability, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations | Leave a comment

Care Home Regulation Unfit for Purpose: Care Minister Norman Lamb (BBC News)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Care minister Norman Lamb has concluded that regulation of the care sector is not fit for purpose. New proposals on care homes are open for consultation. One proposal is for regulators to be given greater powers to examine the books of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care: Market Oversight, BBC Health News, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Leadership, Care Home Regulation, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Consultation, Consultation Paper, Consumer Protection, Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice, Early Warning Systems (Care Homes), Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Four Test System, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Market Oversight (Care Homes), Market Oversight Consultation Team, Market Oversight in Adult Social Care, Norman Lamb (Former Care Minister), Regulation, Regulators, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Social Care Market Regulation, Supplier of Last Resort | Leave a comment

Development Tool for Health and Wellbeing Boards (LGA / NHS Leadership Academy)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This development tool for health and wellbeing boards has been produced by the Local Government Association and NHS Leadership Academy. It offers health and wellbeing boards a tool for assessing how effective they are in practice and how their … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accountability, Development Tool for Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Scrutiny, HWBs, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Local Government Association: LGA, NHS Leadership Academy, Scrutiny | Leave a comment

Guidance on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (Department of Health / BMA Guidance)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Department of Health document advises health and wellbeing boards (and their partners) about performing and contributing to Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and joint health and wellbeing strategies under the new health and care system. Health and wellbeing boards … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Best Value Practices, BMA Guidance, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Outcomes, Duty to Consult and Best Value Duty, Health and Overview Scrutiny Committees, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Healthwatch, Integration, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local Accounts, Local Assets, Local Authorities, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Local HealthWatch, NHS Commissioning Board, Outcomes Framework, Pooled Budgets (Pooled Funds), Public Health England (PHE), Public Sector Equality Duty, Responsible Commissioners, Safeguarding Adults Board, Statutory Duty, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) | Leave a comment

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