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Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Standards (e-learning)

Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria

This course is aimed at care sector workers, particularly those working with vulnerable adults.

Course Aim

The Mental Capacity Act is intended to assist and support people who may lack capacity and to discourage anyone who is involved in caring for someone who lacks capacity from being overly restrictive or controlling. The Act also aims to balance an individual’s right to be protected from harm if they lack capacity to make decisions to protect themselves. This course aims to help care workers look at how the Act will affect them and to help them to develop best practice to include in the new legislation.  The module includes:

  • Legislation and Codes of Practice
  • Understand and Assessing Capacity
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • You and your Organisation

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the module participants will be able to:

  • List and understand the basic principles of the Act and why we need them
  • Identify how people make decisions and the decisions that they need to make
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how to assess/judge if someone has the capacity to make a particular decision
  • Show that they understand how to make a ‘best interests’ decision for someone who lacks capacity
  • Apply the above to their place of work
  • List the other key features of the Act
  • Identify where they may need to adapt the way that they document assessments and decisions made on behalf of service users

Course Duration – Approximately 30 minutes

Trainer/Facilitator – elearning for healthcare

Date/Time/Venue – This is e-learning and can be undertaken at any time.

Cost – This session is free of charge for all delegates from Stockport General Practices

Booking Process/Additional Information

  • This training can be accessed via elfh. There are 11 e-learning modules that can be accessed via the e-LFH Hub – https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/, selecting My Account > Enrolment and selecting the programme (search for MCA). You can then access the programme immediately in the My e-Learning section. Completion of these modules can contribute to your level 3 Safeguarding Children and Adults intercollegiate training requirements.
  • Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115