Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 - Useful Resources

Websites

Mental Health Commission -  http://www.mhcirl.ie/DSS

Social Care Institute for Excellence - www.scie.org.uk

39 Essex Chambers - www.39essex.com

UK Court of Protection hub -  www.courtofprotectionhub.uk/cases 

AsIam -https://asiam.ie/ 

The Essex Autonomy Project - https://autonomy.essex.ac.uk/

Safeguarding Ireland Red C Polls -https://www.safeguardingireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Safeguarding-Ireland-Red-C-Research-2019.pdf

Documents

HIQA - Supporting People's Autonomy: A Guidance Document

Sage Advocacy - New Times February 2016

HSE - Safeguarding Policy 

COVID Disability supporting decision making -Guidance for testing for COVID-19 in Disability Services

Tools to support decision-making

Irish Hospice Foundation - Think Ahead

Presentations

Building Capacity to Make Decisions About Healthcare

Building Capacity to Make Decisions About Healthcare Decisions

Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disability in Healthcare Decisions