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Advance care planning
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
Advance care planning can make the difference between a future where a person makes their own decisions and a future where others do. This short guide explains how advance care planning offers people the opportunity to plan their future care and support, including medical treatment, while they have the capacity to do so. It covers: providing information, helping people decide, developing advance care plans, and recording and sharing advance care plans. The guide has been co-produced by NICE and SCIE and is based on NICE’s guideline on decision-making and mental capacity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Using the Mental Capacity Act
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 17 mins 49 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film explains the five main principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and how they work in practice for people who may lack capacity. It covers: a presumption of capacity, individuals being supported to make their own decisions, unwise decisions, best interests, less restrictive option. It also looks at how the Act supports everyone to plan for their future, when they may lack capacity, though lasting powers of attorney and advance decisions. The video is relevant for people who need the MCA, their carers, and others. (Edited publisher abstract)
Practical approaches to minimising restraint
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8 minutes 20 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film uses two examples to illustrate how restraint can be minimised. The first example describes the experience of Peter, who is living in a care home and has a urinary tract infection. A common side effect of such infections is confusion, which is made worse by Peter's Alzheimer's disease. The second story is about Florence, a lady in her 80's who had developed a chest infection and had been admitted to hospital suffering delirium. Key messages for practice are: sometimes it is necessary to apply restraint in the person's best interests; the need for restraint has to be reassessed on each and every occasion as people's needs and capacity change; using a person-centred approach and understanding a person's life story is vital; and talking with colleagues, carers families and people who use services can help to minimise restraint. (Edited publisher abstract)
MCA and the COVID-19 crisis
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
A SCIE quick guide which looks at what protections the Mental Capacity Act gives people, both during the COVID-19 crisis and in more typical times. It provides a summary of the legal changes and outlines the implications for the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and accessing the Court of Protection. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working with mental capacity advocates
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.1.10, 2010, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Independent mental capacity advocates (IMCAs) were introduced in England and Wales under the Mental Capacity Act in October 2007. Drawing on work from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, this article discusses how health and social care professionals can best involve IMCAs in supporting their decision making.
Helping people with mental health problems deal with money
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.1.09, 2009, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can help people with mental health problems deal with their money.
Giving medicines covertly: overcoming the challenges
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Place of publication:
- London
SCIE webinar, recorded 27 September 2019, covering evidence-based practical solutions for overcoming challenges to giving medicines covertly. Panel members were Cherise Howson, Pharmacist, Croydon CCG; Celia Osuagwu, Pharmacist Specialist, Care Quality Commission Medicines Optimisation Team; and Melanie Weatherley - CEO Walnut Care at Home. (Edited publisher abstract)
MCA principle 2: supported decision making
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 4 mins 22 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Lorraine Currie, MCA and DoLS Manager, Shropshire Council, defines the Mental Capacity Act’s principle 2 and how to support and enable decision-making. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Capacity Act (MCA): e-learning course
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning resource explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. Individual course modules cover: Introducing the Mental Capacity Act; Supporting people to make decisions; Assessing capacity; Best interests decisions; More complex decisions; What to do when there is disagreement; and Planning for the future, including advance decisions. The course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone, for example, doctors, nurses, care assistants, social workers, and family members. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Capacity Act elearning
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning resource on the Mental Capacity Act has been developed for all staff working with people who lack or may lack capacity in the health and social care sectors. It will also be useful for unpaid carers and families. It is made up of nine individual modules. The modules cover: Supporting people to make their own decisions; Making day-to-day decisions about care and support; Best interest decisions about day-to-day care and support; Making more complex decisions and carrying out a formal assessment of capacity; More complex best interests decision making; What to do when there is disagreement in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005; who can make decisions on behalf of other people and when those decisions can be made; a guide to the law on deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS); the relationship between the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the Mental Health Act (MHA) of 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007). This resource is now no longer available on the SCIE website. It has been replaced by 'Mental Capacity Act (MCA): e-Learning course', published in 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)