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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TEC Champions

TEC Champions

Are you passionate about improving care through technology? We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us as TEC Champions.

Are you passionate about improving care through technology? We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us as TEC Champions.

As a TEC Champion, you’ll play a vital role in making Technology Enabled Care (TEC) a natural consideration of every care interaction. You’ll help support your organisation and colleagues by identifying where TEC can help improve the independence of the people you are supporting.

You don’t need to be a technology expert, just someone who believes in the benefits of tech and wants to share that mindset.

You’ll have full support from the TEC Transformation Officers at ECC, Livity Life, and CareCall247, so you’ll never be working alone.

As a TEC Champion you will be invited to join us for our quarterly meetings where you will receive regular updates on service improvements, events as well as information on new technology and products available thought this offer. 

By joining the project, you’ll help shape the future of care and make technology a core part of modern care delivery.

  • To lead by example and supporting colleagues in the provision of TEC
  • Support transitions to new technologies & processes
  • Championing Innovation
  • Sharing your knowledge and TEC communications with your colleagues
  • Collaborating with TEC Transformation Officers
  • Attending quarterly in person TEC Champion events and Roadshows
  • Act as a point of contact to bring any TEC related queries to the TEC Team via our Monthly online Operations meetings
  • Encourage service user feedback through case studies and forum
Last updated: 07/10/2024