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It has been widely recognised that there are number of challenges associated with the current system, both in DoLS and in the court, and we have to deal with these challenges with the tools that we have for now. Attention needs to turn to getting deprivation of liberty in the community cases to court more effectively, as well as cases involving children and young people. It is also vital that providers understand the Mental Capacity Act and use it effectively.
By attending this conference you will hear from leading professionals on next steps for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards as well as it’s interaction with the Mental Health Act. You will also hear what the implications are for the NHS, keeping people at the heart of decisions about them, as well as lessons from getting Deprivation of Liberty wrong in practice.
“We’ve got to carry on as if the Liberty Protection Safeguards is not going to happen, because it’s not going to happen anytime soon enough to make a difference to what we do and the problems we’ve got. That means that if you’ve paused any training program, if you’ve deferred your review of the MCA policy or the DOL policy, then all of those things need to bubble back up to the top of the list.”
Ben Troke, Healthcare Lawyer, Partner at Weightmans, 2024
“Chronic under-funding of the scheme by central Government has led to serious problems with its local administration, leading to an ever-growing backlog of DoLS cases that is so vast it can now probably never be eradicated”
Age UK, March 2024
““We remain worried about the rights of people at the heart of the DoLS system. We continue to see people in vulnerable circumstances without legal protection, which not only affects them but also their families, carers, staff and local authorities.”
The state of health care and adult social care in England 2023/24, Care Quality Commission, October 2024
This conference will enable you to:
Reflect on the delay to the Liberty Protection Safeguards and implications for practice
Understand and improve the existing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Identify when the DoLS process should be triggered
Improve the understanding and application of DoLS
Understand the implications for your service
Ensure you are up to date with the legal and practical implications
Reflect on how you can consider restrictions of people’s liberties as part of their overall care package
Learn from case studies in DoLS application
Understand Mental Capacity and Best Interest Assessment
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
