This report on the BBC news website focuses on the  CQC report for a care home that has been rated inadequate. The report explains there...

This free hybrid event (in person and via Zoom) at 6pm on 21st January at Doughty Street Chambers, is available to book via their website...

We are delighted to announce that former Court of Protection judge, Prof. Anselm Eldergill  is returning to Edge Training and Consultancy...

In minutes from the last Court of Protection User Group, a question about the use of remote mental capacity assessments in the Court of...

The Ombudsman has recently ordered a Local Authority and ICB to pay over £68,000 to a woman for wrongly charging her for her housing...

New figures from NHS Digital show that on 31st March 2024 there were 103,545 people under DoLS (urgent or standard). This is an increase...

A recent Ombudsman ruling looked at the discharge of a woman from hospital to a care home rather than to her own home with her husband...

The Department of Health and Social Care (through SCIE) are developing guidance for decision-makers, when a person is refusing hospital...

A new resource  on autism and mental health from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) is now available. The RCP website explains...

The Department of Health and Social Care has given additional funding for DoLS in hospitals (2024-2025) to local authorities. The full...

A recent Ombudsman ruling was critical of the failure to properly assess the mental capacity of a woman in relation to residence and...

The School of Law at Leeds University has produced a toolkit with a range of resources for health and social care professionals around...

Mr Y lives at home with his family. The LGSCO found that   "There was a delay in assessing...Mr Y’s social care needs and Ms X's ( mother...

A recent Ombudsman case has looked at the duty of AMHPs to inform Nearest Relatives of their rights and powers. Download the report from:...

The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman has just released a case concerning the failure of six different care providers over one...

A recent Court of Protection judgment considered the case of a 79 year old woman with alcohol related amnesia causing severe short term...