Challenge to the House of Lords decision – an impact on the DoLS safeguards?
A recently handed down judgement from the European Court of Human Rights regarding a woman detained under the Mental Health Act may have a significant impact on the process of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards review process. You can access here the full judgement of MH vs the United Kingdom
2 new Community Care articles on the role of IMCAs & the MCA
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Independent mental capacity advocates need more power to challenge social workers, House of Lords told
- How some managers are directing social workers to breach the Mental Capacity Act