Complete with a foreword by the late Terry Bogg this handy pocketbook provides accessible guidance to health and social care practitioners on the daytoday aspects of using and applying the Mental Capacity Act. This includes practical advice explored with practice examples on how to set up and undertake an assessment and how to make and implement informed decisionsampamp8212quickly. The busy mental capacity practitioner whether an AMHP social worker nurse or from other health professions who encounter vulnerable service users will find this guide invaluable for efficiently locating the information they need to complete an assessment supported with a working knowledge of the law.ampamp8226ampampnbspPractice information reflecting revised advice on the Mental Capacity Act and practice changes since Cheshire Westampamp8226ampampnbspGuidance on undertaking assessments with the updated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguardsampamp8226ampampnbspA dipin dipout structure with chapters dedicated to the legal landscape understanding the scope of the Mental Capacity Act and linking the Mental Capacity Act with relevant legislation like the Mental Health Actampamp8226ampampnbspExamples of best practice and common pitfalls including links to the law to make your decisions evidencebased and authoritativeampamp8226ampampnbspChecklists and decisionmaking flow charts to simplify what can prove a complex areaampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbs