I have already set out some basics on direct payments under the Care Act 2014 here: http://musingsoflocalauthorityasclawyer.com/2020/05/02/the-thorny-issue-of-direct-payments-part-1-pre-covid-19/I But the world is changing, at least temporarily, due to COVID-19 so I thought a separate post about direct payments specifically during the pandemic would be helpful. (If it isn’t, don’t feel the need to tell me, butContinue reading “The thorny issue of direct payments part 2 – during COVID-19”
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Let’s be clear on the human rights threshold
Today I joined a Department of Health and Social Care webinar on the Care Act easements. The limits of the technology were very clear. Despite the organisers trying their best, every speaker sounded like they were underwater and there was a lot of background noise (how hard is it to mute your microphone?!). Elements ofContinue reading “Let’s be clear on the human rights threshold”
When guidance isn’t really guidance
Is it just me, or does the guidance on the Care Act easements seem a bit, well, vague?! If you haven’t seen it, it is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-changes-to-the-care-act-2014/care-act-easements-guidance-for-local-authorities Now this might just be my bitterness, because I have been working flat out to get some Covid FAQs out for my local authority, and I had toContinue reading “When guidance isn’t really guidance”
Some more guidance for you
I could post here about the Court of Protection guidance, but since Alex Ruck-Keane has already shared it, I am just going to direct you to his post, in case you haven’t seen it: https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/covid-19-court-of-protection-guidance/ He has also written about the available guidance on COVID-19 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 here: https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/covid-19-and-mca-first-guidance-out/ I haveContinue reading “Some more guidance for you”
Summary of the proposed measures to support health and social care during the pandemic
I promised I would share guidance as I come across it. The latest proposals for emergency legislation are summarised here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-bill-what-it-will-do/what-the-coronavirus-bill-will-do I have to say, as short term measures, a lot of this sounds sensible and pragmatic. Suggesting delays to continuing healthcare assessments did give me pause, simply because I can’t imagine that process becomingContinue reading “Summary of the proposed measures to support health and social care during the pandemic”
It begins… COVID-19 is starting to bring everything to a grinding halt
I, like many of you, I am sure, have been monitoring the updates as to advice and guidance on how to deal with the pandemic referred to as ‘coronavirus’. I had lengthy discussions with local authority colleagues on what this means from a DoLS perspective on Friday. To complete assessments for DoLS purposes assessors areContinue reading “It begins… COVID-19 is starting to bring everything to a grinding halt”