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Dec 7, 2020
4 min

Deprivation of Assets or A Genuine Gift?

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (19 014 246) The Health and Social Care Ombudsman ruled that for an individual to be found delibera...

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Protecting your decision making: Deprivation of Assets

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Oct 10, 2020
2 min

Protecting your decision making: Deprivation of Assets

A recent ruling by the Local Government and Social Car ombudsman has reiterated the test that local authorities should apply

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Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) have been delayed, is this a much-needed reprieve or an unwanted

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Jul 25, 2020
3 min

Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) have been delayed, is this a much-needed reprieve or an unwanted

There is no doubt that changes need to occur in relation to how we address individuals rights to liberty and particularly in how we are prot

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Jun 21, 2020
2 min

COP3 Capacity Assessment

In those instances where the outcome of the assessment is that the person does lack sufficient mental capacity to make the specific decision

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Financial Vulnerability - Balancing the Protection of Rights and The Protection from Harm

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Jun 16, 2020
3 min

Financial Vulnerability - Balancing the Protection of Rights and The Protection from Harm

As a Social Worker, we must protect. But its this "duty" is ambiguous, do we protect the person from harm even if that means oppressing thei

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What happens when an applicant requests a COP3 assessment, but the person has capacity?

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Jun 1, 2020
2 min

What happens when an applicant requests a COP3 assessment, but the person has capacity?

In those instances where an individual is deemed to have sufficient capacity, our expert Social Workers record a full mental capacity assess

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Mental Capacity and Organ Donation, Max and Keira's law.

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May 26, 2020
2 min

Mental Capacity and Organ Donation, Max and Keira's law.

Keira Ball was nine years old when she died in a car accident. But her donated organs saved the lives of four people, including Max Johnson.

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COP3 Mental Capacity Assessment Should I Ask My GP?

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May 15, 2020
2 min

COP3 Mental Capacity Assessment Should I Ask My GP?

When applying for an order from the court of protection, a mental capacity assessment for the specific decision is a general requirement....

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Lasting power of attorney or Deputyship COP3?

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May 7, 2020
2 min

Lasting power of attorney or Deputyship COP3?

We are often asked to assess whether a client has sufficient mental capacity to grant lasting powers of attorney and if not, complete a C...

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Breaking Bad - The Barriers of Telehealth Video Assessments.

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May 2, 2020
5 min

Breaking Bad - The Barriers of Telehealth Video Assessments.

In recent weeks the acceptance of telehealth video-link assessments has become widespread due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 2, 2020
3 min

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Update on how Nellie Supports is continuing to support clients during the coronavirus outbreak

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The importance of a professional Health and Welfare Attorney.

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May 2, 2020
3 min

The importance of a professional Health and Welfare Attorney.

Dementia sucks, it's simple. But One million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025, and this will increase to two million by 2050, ...

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Decision Specific Assessment Vs General Capacity Assessment

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May 2, 2020
2 min

Decision Specific Assessment Vs General Capacity Assessment

We often hear “can you complete a general capacity assessment”

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Liberty Protection Safeguards - What We Know So Far

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May 2, 2020
4 min

Liberty Protection Safeguards - What We Know So Far

What are Liberty Protection Safeguards? In my previous blog, I discussed DoLS and the proposed changes from the current system to a new m...

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Fluctuating capacity and the Principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005)

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May 2, 2020
3 min

Fluctuating capacity and the Principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005)

When working with individuals you may notice that their decision making can be very different from one day to the next. You may also notice

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How legal professionals are intrinsic in safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse.

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May 2, 2020
2 min

How legal professionals are intrinsic in safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse.

let us be honest, a large proportion of people only consider a lasting power of attorney when a diagnosis of a dementia type illness is rais

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May 2, 2020
3 min

The Mental Capacity Amendment Bill

On April 24 h the House of Lords completed their 3 rd reading of the MCA amendment Bill.

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May 2, 2020
2 min

Life Story Work

One of the greatest gifts we can give to others is to tell them our life story and let them hear about all the things we have experienced...

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Postmortem retrospective testamentary mental capacity assessments from a Social Work approach

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May 2, 2020
3 min

Postmortem retrospective testamentary mental capacity assessments from a Social Work approach

Postmortem retrospective testamentary mental capacity assessments from a Social Work approach. When an individual's last will and testame...

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May 2, 2020
3 min

Winter Is Coming

It’s coming to that time of year again when the phrases “delayed discharge” and “winter pressures” start to creep into everyday vocabular...

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