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Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act guidance and information for users, family/friends, employees and advisors.

Guidance for users, families, friends and carers

These booklets provides introductory information on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and how it will affect you. Helping people who are unable to make some decisions for themselves.

• Making decisions. A guide for family, friends and other unpaid carers  (560.75 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions ...about your health, welfare or finance. Who decides when you can’t?  (590.02 KB)
  
  
• Summary leaflet. Making decisions ...about your health, welfare or finance. Who decides when you can’t?  (732.13 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. What’s all about? (Easy Read Version)  (240.56 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. When decisions are being made for you. (Easy Read Version)  (200.01 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. Getting medical treatment. (Easy Read Version)  (172.55 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. Useful Organisations. (Easy Read Version)  (310.12 KB)
  
  

Guidance for staff working in health and social care

• Code of Practice  (1.25 MB)
  
  
• Code of Practice – Accompanying Notes  (54.27 KB)
  
  
• Best Practice Guide  (136.52 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. A guide for people who work in health and social care  (483.16 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. A guide for advice workers  (424.54 KB)
  
  
• Making decisions. The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service  (594.74 KB)
  
  
• Mental Capacity Act Update (Easy Read Version)  (254.99 KB)
  
  
• A Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005  (45.39 KB)
  For staff engaged in caring for people whose capacity is called into question
  
  
• Worcestershire Statutory and non Statutory Organisations
  Summary of the act and guidance for Worcestershire statutory and non statutory organisations along with checklists, assessment and referral forms needed by Health and Social Care professionals