Heat-health alert for East of England

A red heat-health warning has been issued by the UKHSA. The warning is in effect from the morning of 24 June 2026 through to the night of 25 Jun 2026. Please ensure you keep up to date with weather reports reports and plan accordingly.

UKHSA weather warning guidance

The Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty

You may be aware that the Supreme Court has recently issued a judgment which significantly changes the legal approach to determining whether a person is deprived of their liberty. The judgement can be seen here A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 o….

We would encourage you to familiarise yourselves with the judgment and carefully consider the implications for your services and practice. Please see the following links for further information: CQC statement on the Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty - Care Quality Commission and 2026-UKSC-16-Summary-for-website.pdf.

We ask that you refer to this updated position when making any new referrals to the DoLS team.  In addition, as the change came into effect immediately from 2 June, please review any recent DoLS referrals you have made. You should consider whether, in light of this revised approach, any of these referrals may no longer be appropriate.

We hope this offers reassurance whilst we wait for additional National guidance to be disseminated.  At this stage we don’t have further information, but if you have a specific query, you can contact the MCA DoLS Duty Team at Dolforms@essex.gov.uk

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Essex County Council (ECC) want People with Learning Disabilities to:

  • have long, happy, healthy lives as they grow older 
  • stay fit, active and well as far as is possible 
  • have access to the same health treatments and interventions as everyone else.
  • be supported to know what the early warning signs are and get support as soon as they become aware of change. 
  • Know how to get appropriate support to help manage any aging-related illness and ailments. 
  • be supported by people who have the right skills and attributes with understanding of the issues that ageing brings. 
  • be supported to think ahead about planning for a healthy and fulfilled older life.

 

Last updated: 08/05/2024
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