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The new Mental Capacity Act comes into effect in April this year. It has important implications for all of us concerned with the welfare of frail older people - including relatives of people with dementia, families with loved ones living in care homes, older people thinking about future decisions that will need to be made about their care and welfare – and all those people acting as supporters or advisers in this field. R&RA has been awarded a grant by the Department of Health to support the implementation of the Act. Over the next few months, we plan to organise:
- 2 national conferences
- a webpage to keep people up to date with developments
- an MCA issue of the R&RA newsletter
- an information leaflet for anyone concerned with supporting older people who lack capacity or who may be making decisions about what to do in case it happens in the future
The MCA webpage will keep you posted on these developments and also keep you informed about other happenings around the country.
Mental Capacity Act conferences
Successful conferences were held on May 17th, in London and May 22nd in Leeds. The current issue of the R&RA newsletter (click here) carries reports on both events and speakers presentations can be accessed by clicking following links:
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