Foundation Programme Update January - The Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) are central to inpatient care. The MCA protects the rights of vulnerable people and this group of sessions cover topics such as assessing capacity, consent, patient autonomy and safeguarding.

Available in the elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC 3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care, FPC 5: Continuity of Care, FPC 6: Sharing the Vision and FPC 11: Ethics and Law:

• Assessing Mental Capacityhttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700847
• Planning Ahead Using the MCAhttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700851
• Best Interestshttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700855
• Restrainthttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700859
• Deprivation of Libertyhttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700863
• Patient Autonomy and Related Ethicshttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700591
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adultshttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700631
• Confidentiality and Privacyhttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700431
• Keeping the Patient at the Centre of Carehttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700635
• Seeing the Whole Picturehttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700639
• Family Dynamics Affecting Dischargehttps://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700491

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training:https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.