Northern and Yorkshire Division - The use and misuse of the Mental Capacity Act

We hope you will join us for this webinar from esteemed speakers- Dr Chloe Beale, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist,  and Alex Ruck Keene, KC (Hon) , Barrister.

The Mental Capacity Act has been in place now almost 20 years but its use continues to pose a challenge for clinicians, patients and lawyers, and even experts frequently disagree in Court of Protection cases.

This webinar will cover challenging issues such as assessing capacity in suicidal patients, fluctuating capacity and capacity around taking medications in high risk situations.  In addition to an update on the law, there will be case presentations and opportunity for interactive discussion.

Dr Chloe Beale is Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and clinical lead for liaison psychiatry at Homerton Hospital, as well as Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at QMUL. She was previously suicide prevention lead for East London NHS Foundation Trust. She has a master's degree in medical law and a particular interest in mental capacity and mental health law in acute settings and law and ethics surrounding suicide. She is a member of the RCPsych liaison faculty and eating disorder faculty executive committees. She was invited to give evidence in Parliament on proposed changes to the MHA and has presented to the government advisory group on suicide prevention. She speaks widely on suicidal and mental capacity, exclusion culture in psychiatry, and management of eating disorders in medical settings. She has a voluntary role as an advisor at the The Listening Place, a suicide prevention charity.

Dr Beale's talk will cover 'Suicide and Mental Capacity'.

Alex Ruck Keene, KC (Hon) is an experienced barrister, writer, and educator. His practice is focused on mental capacity, mental health, and healthcare law. He also writes extensively, editing and contributing to leading textbooks and (amongst many other publications) the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Report, the ‘bible’ for solicitors (and others) working in the area. He is the creator of the website Mental Capacity Law and Policy, providing resources and expert commentary on some of the most difficult mental capacity issues.

Alex complements his practice with a deep interest in research and education. He is a Visiting Professor at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, a Visiting Professor at the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, University of West London, a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London and a Research Affiliate at the Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex.

In addition to his academic positions, he lectures widely on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 and trains judges, social workers, doctors, nurses and other professionals who have cause to work with them.

Mr Ruck-Keene's talk will cover 'Capacity Conundrums'.

Please kindly note, this session will be recorded and the recording made available within two weeks of the event.

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This event is taking place online via Zoom. To take part you will need:

• access to a reliable internet connection
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