Foundation Programme Update - Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) are central to inpatient care. The MCA protects the rights of vulnerable people and this group of sessions cover topics such as assessing capacity, consent, patient autonomy and safeguarding.

Available in elearning for healthcare Foundation Programme (2021 curriculum) – these sessions cover areas in your curriculum on; FPC 1: Clinical Assessment, FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation, FPC 3: Holistic Planning, FPC 4: Communication and Care, FPC 5: Continuity of Care, FPC 6: Sharing the Vision and FPC 11: Ethics and Law:

• Assessing mental capacity https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700847
• Planning ahead using the MCA https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700851
• Best interests https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700855
• Restraint https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700859
• Deprivation of liberty https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700863
• Patient autonomy and related ethics https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700591
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700631
• Confidentiality and privacy https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700431
• Keeping the patient at the centre of care https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700635
• Seeing the whole picture https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700639
• Family dynamics affecting discharge https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700491

Check the programme to see other sessions that might help you…

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training:https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easy to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.