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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"Over 90% of services rated good or outstanding for being well-led by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) were also rated good or outstanding overall." 

Source: Skills for Care

 

Registered Managers Network

Please see note below from Essex Registered Managers network:

My name is Kerry Austin and I am a Registered Manager working within Essex. I have formed a Registered Manager's Network (as the chair!) with Skills For Care. The group meets every three months, normally in Kelvedon and we network, listen to guest speakers around hot topics and have the opportunity to get together with like minded Manager's - all battling with the same lonely issues. It's tough running a service and wearing all the 'hats' at the same time; we all understand this and are there for each other.

Not only do we have the group network meetings but we also have a WhatsApp group which Registered Manager's can join, to not only keep up to date with what's going on in Essex but also an advice line for guidance (and sometimes a much needed moan!).

If you are interested in joining the network then please contact Kerry Austin at rmn_2018@yahoo.com or 07919 522341 for more information.

 

My Home Life Essex

The MyHomelife Leadership Support Group offers care managers/deputies space and support to help them reflect upon their own practice, and that of their staff, and engage in a 'journey' of positive culture change within their own homes.

Find more details on this and other Quality Innovation Team initiatives.

 

Last updated: 14/10/2024
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