Description
This pathway is designed to clarify the process for seeking a capacity assessment where there are protection-based decisions linked to concerns about mental incapacity. Included with the pathway are guidance notes, information on escalation arrangements, and appendices that provide suggested text to request capacity assessments.
It been created by a multiagency group of Grampian based health and social care professionals who have expertise in the fields of Adults with Incapacity, Adult Support and Protection, social work, primary care medicine, and psychiatry and psychology. There is also a video explaining use of this pathway, a screening tool for use in practice, and a seven-minute briefing on the pathway.
Useful for
All professionals in Grampian involved in requesting a capacity assessment for protection-based decisions (including social workers, care managers, and council officers). It is also for the use of clinicians and clinical teams who undertake such assessments of capacity (including general practice, mental health teams (including old age psychiatry), learning disability teams, and substance misuse services.
