Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are a supplement to the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and focus on adults who do not have the capacity to decide whether to be in Hospital or Care Homes for their treatment or care.
Our highly interactive Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards e-learning course will help your managers and staff to understand their legal obligations to vulnerable adults in their care and to improve their practice.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Aims
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards will especially apply to adults with Dementia, people with severe Learning Disabilities and some people with brain injuries or neurological illnesses.
The main aims of DoLS are:
- To supplement the MCA (2005) to protect adults who lack the capacity to make decisions about their lives
- To focus additional scrutiny on the care arrangements for those vulnerable adults who may be deprived of their Liberty
- To ensure that any Deprivation of Liberty, where it is required, has a lawful basis
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards E-Learning Objectives
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards e-learning is designed to help Managers, Professionals and Care Staff across Health and Social Care understand (and consider):
- The background to DoLS and what they do
- The difference between ‘deprivation’ and ‘restriction’ of liberty
- How these might apply to a particular patient and resident
- How to apply DoLS to a particular patient and resident
- Whether to change care plans and practice to provide care and treatment in a less restrictive way
- How to change care plans and practice to provide care and treatment in a less restrictive way
- The process of referral, assessment and review if a DoLS is needed
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards E-Learning Course Content
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards e-learning course includes:
- Introduction and Background
- Deprivation v Restriction
- Referral and Assessment Process
- Authorisation and Review
- Dementia
- Safeguarding Adults
- Court Protection
- IMCA and Representatives
- Impact on Policy and Care
- Local Impact of DOLS
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