The video looks at the five key principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), and how these can be applied to the care planning process. It shows how proper application of the MCA is essential for good care planning. Learn more: www.scie.org.uk/mca
This video illustrates, through interviews with self-advocates, and health, legal and social care professionals, how the proper application of the MCA is needed to ensure that care planning is person-centred and empowering.
The film stresses the importance of planning for the least restrictive option in any situation, and always acting in the best interests of people who lack capacity, and not in organisational interests. It talks about how advance decisions about future treatment can be really helpful.