Policy Updates 18th April 2022
The following policy updates have been curated from the week commencing 18th April 2022.
New Policy
Liberty Protection Safeguards - hearing from people with lived experience
The government is updating the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and considering a new system of safeguards – the Liberty Protection Safeguards. This new system will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. They want to know what you think about the new system they have designed. In addition to the main consultation, you can find out more about the changes they want to make by following this link to our Easy Read Consultation page: Changes to the law and guidance about making your own decisions (easy read) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The government understands that not everyone will want to tell it what they think about its plans by responding to the consultation survey. The government will therefore be holding a number of online events where people with lived experience of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act will have the opportunity to tell the government what they think about the Liberty Protection Safeguards and what this might mean for them. The government expects that each event will be held online and will be roughly two and half hours long, with half an hour for breaks. The events will be run by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and led by Hilary Paxton who has previously led events for people with lived experience about the Liberty Protection Safeguards. If you or someone else that you know would like to attend one of these events, please fill in and submit this form.
Updated Policy
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019: Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)
Legislation and guidance on the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) and the latest information on progress towards their implementation.
19 April 2022
Added link to 'Summary of LPS National Steering Group meeting: March 2022'.
Found at: GOV.UK
Government & Wider Stakeholder News
Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care services
Outlines the COVID-19 testing available for staff, residents and visitors for all adult social care services.
GOV.UK
Infection prevention and control for seasonal respiratory infections in health and care settings (including SARS-CoV-2) for winter 2021 to 2022
This guidance is intended to prevent transmission of seasonal respiratory viral infections focussing on influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in health and care settings while continuing to support the recovery of services.
GOV.UK
Going Digital: Will social care providers live up to Sajid Javid’s expectations?
Following Sajid Javid’s announcement that he wants to see most care providers adopting digital social care records by 2024, HCI speaks to home care software suppliers about the likelihood of this happening, the main reasons why some providers are rejecting the adoption of technology and the benefits of some of the most popular digital solutions on the market.
Home Care Insight
Adult social care: why it has even lower public satisfaction that the NHS
The public has grasped what people who use social care already knew: it doesn't provide all the support they need. Laura Schlepper, from Nuffield Trust, and Simon Bottery explore the data from the British Social Attitudes survey.
Found at: The Kings Fund
Better Direct Payments: from insight to action
The principle behind direct payments is that people can have choice and control over the care and support they are entitled to. In some places, people's lived experience of taking and managing a direct payment is falling short of the intentions enshrined by policy in the Care Act. This report addresses how to make them work better.
Found at: TLAP