Ebook: The Pocket Book Guide to Mental Capacity Act Assessments
2nd Edition
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© 2026 | Published: October 3, 2025
The second edition of this handy pocketbook returns with up to date accessible guidance to health and social care practitioners on the day-to-day aspects of using and applying the Mental Capacity Act, both generally and in relation to undertaking ass…
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Part 1: Mental Capacity and Best Interests
1. Setting the Scene
2. How do you know if someone cannot make a decision?
3. What does ‘best interests’ mean?
4. Supported and Substitute Decision Making
5. Mental Capacity Decisions in Specific Circumstances
Part 2: Deprivation of Liberty
6. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person
7. So, you think you need a DoLS?
8. The Best Interests Assessmen
9. Deprivation of Liberty in Specific Circumstances
Part 3: Tools and Checklists for Individuals and Organisations
1. Setting the Scene
2. How do you know if someone cannot make a decision?
3. What does ‘best interests’ mean?
4. Supported and Substitute Decision Making
5. Mental Capacity Decisions in Specific Circumstances
Part 2: Deprivation of Liberty
6. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person
7. So, you think you need a DoLS?
8. The Best Interests Assessmen
9. Deprivation of Liberty in Specific Circumstances
Part 3: Tools and Checklists for Individuals and Organisations
The second edition of this handy pocketbook returns with up to date accessible guidance to health and social care practitioners on the day-to-day aspects of using and applying the Mental Capacity Act, both generally and in relation to undertaking assessments for the Liberty Protection Safeguards. This includes practical advice, explored with practice examples, on how to set up and undertake an assessment and how to make and implement informed decisions—quickly.
New updates to the text will cover:
• Practice information reflects the latest advice on the Mental Capacity Act and practice changes since release of the first edition, including
• Guidance on undertaking assessments with the incoming changes to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards
• A dip-in, dip-out structure, with chapters dedicated to the legal landscape, understanding the scope of the Mental Capacity Act and linking the Mental Capacity Act with relevant legislation like the Mental Health Act
• Examples of best practice and common pitfalls, including links to the law to make your decisions evidence-based and authoritative
• Checklists and decision-making flow charts to simplify what can prove a complex area
• New LPS roles including Approved Mental Capacity Professional and the Independent Assessor Roles
The busy mental capacity practitioner, whether an AMCP, AMHP, social worker, nurse or from other health professions who encounter vulnerable service users, will find this guide invaluable for efficiently locating the information they need to complete an assessment under the Mental Health Act, supported with a working knowledge of the law.
New updates to the text will cover:
• Practice information reflects the latest advice on the Mental Capacity Act and practice changes since release of the first edition, including
• Guidance on undertaking assessments with the incoming changes to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards
• A dip-in, dip-out structure, with chapters dedicated to the legal landscape, understanding the scope of the Mental Capacity Act and linking the Mental Capacity Act with relevant legislation like the Mental Health Act
• Examples of best practice and common pitfalls, including links to the law to make your decisions evidence-based and authoritative
• Checklists and decision-making flow charts to simplify what can prove a complex area
• New LPS roles including Approved Mental Capacity Professional and the Independent Assessor Roles
The busy mental capacity practitioner, whether an AMCP, AMHP, social worker, nurse or from other health professions who encounter vulnerable service users, will find this guide invaluable for efficiently locating the information they need to complete an assessment under the Mental Health Act, supported with a working knowledge of the law.