Building on work led on by Dr Chloe Beale (see here for a conversation from my shed with her), a… Read more
Capacity and the suicidal patient – new paper
Category: Research of interest
Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: a framework for supported decision-making
As part of ongoing work related to the Australian Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability,… Read more
Difficult Capacity Cases—The Experience of Liaison Psychiatrists. An Interview Study Across Three Jurisdictions
The most recent publication from the Mental Health and Justice project is an article published in Frontiers in Psychiatry on… Read more
Making Values Matter in the Court of Protection – new film
Following a previous training film about communication and participation for Court of Protection lawyers, a project team including researchers based… Read more
Inequitable access to transplants – adults with impaired decision-making capacity
In a slightly odd coincidence of timing, given the recent decision in the case of William Verden, an article that… Read more
New capacity guidance website launched
As part of the Mental Health & Justice project, a new website has been launched with guidelines for clinicians and… Read more
Best interests, wishes and feelings and the Court of Protection 2015-2020 – new article
An article that I have co-written with a former student of mine, Michal Friedman, has just (March 2021) appeared in… Read more
Human Rights in Care Homes: A Survey-Based Study
The Essex Autonomy Project wants you (if you are a professional working in or with care homes in England and… Read more
New issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law now out
The (pandemic delayed) new issue of the IJMHCL is now published, available (for free), here: To whet your appetite, I… Read more
The MCA and the translation gap
In England and Wales, the concept of mental capacity is codified in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Central to… Read more