The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is working on behalf of the Department of Health to collate resources that prove useful in practitioners’ work in relation to mental capacity. To that end I am coordinating a response from STEP comprising useful practice materials that will be provided to the SCIE. STEP’s ‘Clarity on Capacity’ event in early September highlighted several key themes that should be addressed to generate best client service in cases of diminished capacity – one of which was knowledge sharing.
In the spirit of sharing to help clients suffering diminished capacity, I encourage STEP members and practitioners associated with the Mental Capacity Special Interest Group to share best practice materials (be they guidance, online tools or other helpful resources). The deadline for submissions to STEP is Wednesday 5 November with the final collection of documents placed on a dedicated website for wide access.
Diminished capacity poses an ongoing challenge for practitioners and significant stress for clients and their families; sharing practice material now could benefit them in the future.
You can provide material to me at: [email protected]
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