... two key issues regarding how the MCA was related to premature deaths of people with ID. The first was of the lack of adherence to aspects of the Act, particularly regarding assessments of capacity and best interests decision-making processes. The second was a lack of understanding of specific aspects...

... model to study the decision‐making processes of professionals who are not explicitly charged with adult safeguarding. The study was also unique because real cases were under consideration. Hence, what the professionals actually do, rather than what they might do, was under investigation. Although...

... and is a significant decision‐making body in the UK within adult safeguarding practice concerning adults whose decision‐making capacity is impaired. The implications of several specific cases are discussed. Originality/value This paper provides a unique insight into the work of the Court of Protection...

... decision. Referral to an IMCA was suggested by many – incorrectly. Mental capacity Adult safeguarding Hospitals Older people Disabilities Elderly people Disadvantaged groups Decision making The aim of this paper is to report and discuss the findings from a case study of one English NHS...

...Hilary Brown Purpose This review of the decision‐making literature aims to challenge the rational model of decision‐making upon which the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 is premised. Design/methodology/approach The paper forms part of a larger study commissioned by the Office of the Public...

... is complex with contrasting definitions and aetiology, accompanied by debates on the principles that guide intervention. Decision‐making capacity is a key pivot upon which professional responses to self‐neglect turn. Intervention in self‐neglect requires careful exploration in the context of principles...

... or past record as a receiver/deputy; and the support provided to the person who lacks capacity by their family, friends and/or professionals. Abuse Decision making Vulnerable adults Mental Capacity Act At least since the various “Chancery Lunatic Acts” of the nineteenth century...

...Diane Galpin; Dorena Hughes Purpose This paper aims to provide a framework from which practitioners can develop a partnership approach to multi‐agency decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach The authors have drawn on the direct experiences of social work practitioners currently involved...

...Katharine Jeary This paper reports findings from a recent study of adult protection case conferences, focusing on how the victim's views may be represented or heard. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Victims' views Case conferences Ethical dilemmas Advocacy Decision making...

... . key words choices duty of care rights decision making vulnerable adults Introduction March 2001 heralded the presentation to parliament by the secretary of state for health of the White Paper Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century. A cradle-to-grave strategy...

... as one element of No Secrets and its rolling out into local policy and procedure documents. key words adult protection case conferences decision making policy No Secrets (Department of Health, 2000) set out a framework for local structures of adult protection. These included a compilation or pulling...