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Nellie Supports
Aphasia and Mental Capacity Assessments: Have We Taken Every Practicable Step?
Some people know exactly what they want to say but cannot retrieve the words. Others may speak fluently, but the words they produce do not accurately reflect what they intended to communicate. Some understand everyday conversation but struggle when information becomes abstract, unfamiliar or legally complex. Importantly, these communication difficulties do not, by themselves, establish that the person lacks capacity to make a particular decision.
Abbie Cripwell
5 days ago6 min read
Why a Good Induction Matters in Mental Capacity and Social Work, Even When You Bring Years of Experience
Why a Good Induction Matters in Mental Capacity and Social Work, Even When You Bring Years of Experience
Kim Tak Ho
Jun 196 min read
Introducing the Nellie Standard - A Framework for Evidence-Based Assessment, Reporting and Advocacy
The Nellie Standard is the framework behind how Nellie Supports approaches assessment, reporting, advocacy, and evidential work. Built around clear reasoning, visible evidence, independence, and scrutiny, it sets out the standard we believe professional work should meet before families, solicitors, deputies, local authorities, NHS bodies, tribunals, or courts are asked to rely on it
Ben Slater
May 124 min read
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