The National Mental Capacity Forum is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health and Social Care. Its purpose is to work with stakeholders from health and social care to identify actions which member organisations can pursue, especially at a local level, to improve implementation of the MCA. This page will be used as a clearing house for information pertaining to a series of rapid response NCMF Webinars to be hosted by the Autonomy Project. Please return to this page to find information about registration, as well as materials from the webinars themselves.
NMCF Webinar 9: Preparing for the Cliff-Edge of 18 (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
15th June 2021; 16.00-17.00
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists include:
Slides: NMCF 9th Webinar slides
NMCF Myth-Busting Guide: My child has reached 18 and can’t make their own decision. What should I do?
NMCF Webinar 8: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
22 March 2021; 12.30-.13.30
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists include:
Margot Kuylen, The Essex Autonomy Project
Alex Ruck Keene, 39 Essex Chambers
HHJ Carolyn Hilder, Court of Protection
Isobel Vass, Parent of adult children with learning difficulties
Vivienne Harpwood, Chair of Powys Health Board & Prof of Law Cardiff University
Mario Kleft, Care Forum Wales
Slides: NMCF 8th Webinar Slides
NMCF Webinar 7: Best interest decisions: supporting primary care in difficult times (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
21st January 2021; 13:30-14:30
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists include:
Dr Karen Chumbley, GP, Lead for End of Life Care, North East Essex Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Alex Ruck Keene, 39 Essex Chambers
Dr Tim Ballard, GP, Care Quality Commission
Dr Bryony Kendall, GP, Aintree Primary Care Network
Dr Elisabeth Alton, Named GP, East Riding and N.Lincs CCGs
Slides: 21 January Webinar slides
NMCF Webinar 6: The MCA and COVID Vaccinations in Care Homes (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
18th December 2020; 13:00-14:00
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists Include:
Bryony Kendall
Elisabeth Alton
Patricia Wincester
Alex Ruck Keene
Christine Whiteside
Slides: 18 December 2020 slides
FAQs (.htm; w/ live links): COVID Vaccinations and the MCA FAQs
FAQs (.pdf; no live links): COVID Vaccinations and the MCA FAQs
NMCF Webinar 5: The MCA and the Messy Reality of COVID (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
11th November 2020; 11:30-12:30
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists Include:
Prof Irene Tuffrey-Wijne
Dr Jonathan Martin
Chloe Cameron
Betsey Lau-Robinson
Hilary Paxton
Slides: 11 November 2020 Slides
Full webinar recording:
NMCF Webinar 4: Taking Stock and Looking Forward (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
9th September 2020
Full webinar recording:
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists:
Claire Webster
Yvonne Phillips
Hanna Gottschling
Dr Clementine Maddock
Professor Claire de Than
Catherine Lawlor
Kate Mercer
Michelle Moore
Lyz Hawkes
Kam Padda
Lorraine Currie
Duc Tran
Scott Watkin
Dr Lucy Series
Alex Ruck Keene
Additional Webinar on Deprivation of Liberty and 16/17 Year Olds
Alex Ruck Keene and Camilla Parker discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in this area, and go through the practice guidance they have produced for Research in Practice.
Link to page with full recording:
Additional Webinar on COVID 19 Testing
Alex Ruck Keene, Chelle Farnan and Dr Elizabeth Alton discuss testing for COVID-19, focusing in particular on dilemmas and good practice where the person has impaired decision-making capacity.
Full recording:
NMCF Webinar 3:Public Health and Human Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic(***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
3 June, 2020
Slides: 3rd June slides
If the above file is too large, a pdf version is available here: NMCF Webinar 3 Slides pdf
Full webinar recording:
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists:
Lorraine Currie
Grace Currie
Kelechi Nnoaham
Chelle Farnan
Ruby Farnan
Alex Ruck Keene
Sheila Hollins
Keith Brown
NMCF Webinar 2: (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
Covid-19, DoLS, and Best Interests
28 April, 2020 (16:30-17:30)
slides: 28th April slides
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists:
Alex Wakefield
Tim Spencer-Lane
Elin Jones
Samantha Clark
Lorraine Currie
Alex Ruck Keene
Jack Parry Jones
See below for an additional recorded webinar from Alex Ruck Keene, Lorraine Currie and Chelle Farnan, on carrying out remote assessments during the pandemic:
NMCF Webinar 1: Sharing Voices in Response to COVID-19 (***THIS EVENT IS IN THE PAST***)
1 April, 2020; 16:30-17:30
The information provided in these slides and in the webinar recording was correct as of the time of the webinar. Updated information on this fast-moving area of law and public policy will be provided at the next NMCF forum.
slides: 1st April Slides
Chair: Baroness Ilora Finlay
Technical Host: Prof Wayne Martin
Panelists:
Alex Ruck Keene
Baroness Sheila Hollins
Rachel Griffiths
Ros Taylor
Margaret Flynn
Chelle Farnan
