Testamentary Capacity: How Psychiatrists Assess Mental Capacity

Testamentary capacity is a legal term that refers to the mental capacity required in order to make a will. Testamentary Capacity law seeks to ensure that testamentary dispositions are free and voluntary, without any undue influence or pressure from others. The Golden...

Digitisation of the Mental Health Act

The onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic has created a set of conditions where necessity is the mother of invention. For decades Mental Health Act paperwork has existed as pink forms stored in the dashboards pockets of cars and desk drawers of AMHPs. One company Thalamos...

Mental capacity assessments during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Following the passing of the Coronavirus Act 2020, further guidance has been emerging from both the Court of Protection and House of Lords regarding changes to practice for DoLS assessments. Given the enormous amount of work that takes place with vulnerable people in...