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Introduction The NHS is famed worldwide. Partly for its underlying principle that it should be "free at the point of access". So where...

What is Mental Capacity? Mental Capacity is your ability to make an autonomous decision with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) advising;...

The case of a conveyancing solicitor selling a woman's property when there were doubts about the person's capacity highlighted the need...

Case management is a collaborative process involving working with clients and families, as well as professionals, to develop a plan of care.

What is a Practice Educator and what do they do? When you are in a profession, you often take for granted that you know certain aspects...

Who can complete a mental capacity assessment? The assessor must be an impartial, qualified professional, such as a Doctor or Social Worker

Private social work is a term that refers to the professional field of social work that is not conducted by government agencies or public or

A lasting power of attorney (POA) is a legal document used to appoint someone you trust as your agent to make decisions on your behalf...

Mental capacity is a legal term that is used to describe an individual's ability to make decisions. It is important to understand what...

All of our Social Workers at Nellie Supports are accredited Montreal cognitive assessors, sounds impressive, but what is it and why?

Impression management: This theory (Goffman, 1969) suggests that individuals are actors and will present whichever face they feel will...

When someone is self-funding and placed by statutory services into a care home, they can, on occasion, fall between the gaps;

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are something we come across regularly within Social Work;

We make so many decisions in everyday life, so much so we very rarely take the time to consider these decisions.

Firstly, what is an essential caregiver? This is a question that has been highlighted within the pandemic, with essential caregivers...

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At the outset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, many capacity providers quickly decided to move all of their services to online virtual capacity...

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

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

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