DID YOU KNOW? One of the key areas that CQC inspectors are keen to check is the understanding of the “Mental Capacity Act”(MCA) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards” (DoLS). So, do you know your MCA from your DoLS?

This half day course will give you an overview of the Mental Capacity Act and it is aimed at Health and Care Workers at an introductory level.  The course covers The Mental Capacity Act including decisions that can be made on behalf of someone else and what has to happen before someone is deprived of their liberty.

This course also covers:

• What we need to know about MCA DoLS?
• What does the Mental Capacity Act mean?
• How does the Mental Capacity Act fit with Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards?
• What is the Acid Test and who does it apply to?