Liberty Protection Safeguards: Implementation of the 2018 Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Conference - London

Liberty Protection Safeguards: Implementation of the 2018 Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Conference is organized by Healthcare (HC) - UK Conferences and will be held on Mar 15, 2019 at De Vere West One Conference Centre, London, England, United Kingdom.

Course Description:
This conference will update delegates on the implications of the new Bill and the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards in your service. Sessions will cover; strengthening monitoring; ensuring compliance; implications for health services; liberty protection at the end of life; implications for current Supervisory Bodies and Assessors; implications for Best Interest Assessment.

A 20% discount is available by quoting ref: hcuk20emed when booking. (*Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full T&Cs available upon request.)

The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on Tuesday 3 July 2018 and seeks to replace the ‘Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards’ (DoLs). The government has now developed a new system, known as ‘Liberty Protection Safeguards’, which will become law through the bill. The Bill had its second day of Committee stage in the Lords on 15 October 2018.

The reforms seek to:
• introduce a simpler process that involves families more and gives swifter access to assessments
• be less burdensome on people, carers, families and local authorities
• allow the NHS, rather than local authorities, to make decisions about their patients, allowing a more efficient and clearly accountable process
• consider restrictions of people’s liberties as part of their overall care package
• get rid of repeat assessments and authorisations when someone moves between a care home, hospital and
ambulance as part of their treatment Department of Health July 2018

This conference, developed and produced in association with Alex Ruck Keene Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers & Former Consultant, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Project, The Law Commission will update delegates on the implications of the new Bill and the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards in your service.

This conference will enable you to:
• Network with colleagues who are working to move from DoLS to Liberty Protection Safeguards
• Reflect on national developments and understand the implications of the 2018 Mental Capacity Amendment Bill
• Improve the way you manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in the interim
• Understand what the legal and practical implications of the new system will be and the preparation you will need to do
• Reflect on how you can consider restrictions of people’s liberties as part of their overall care package
• Understand how you can improve outcomes for service users
• Identify key strategies for improving process and practice with regard to assessments and authorisations
• Ensure you are up to date with the implications for your service

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.