2015年3月31日 · Resources for local authorities to support their roles as supervisory bodies for the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). From: Department of Health and Social Care

2023年10月20日 · The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are an important part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Care homes and hospitals should apply them where a person aged 18 or over does not have the mental capacity to consent to their care arrangements, and they need to be deprived of their liberty.

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is the procedure prescribed in law when it is necessary to deprive of their liberty a resident or patient who lacks capacity to consent to their care and treatment in order to keep them safe from harm.

What are Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards? The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) procedure is designed to protect your rights if the care or treatment you receive in a hospital or care home means you are, or may become, deprived of your liberty, and you lack mental capacity to consent to those arrangements.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are a set of checks that are part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Read about the DoLS procedure, which protects a person receiving care whose liberty has been limited, and tips to help you identify a deprivation of liberty.

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) procedure is designed to protect your rights if you are deprived of your liberty in a hospital or care home in England or Wales and you lack mental capacity to consent to being there.

2024年3月11日 · Community DoLS (c-DoLS) is the deprivation of liberty process for when the relevant person is not resident in a care home or hospital.

2022年5月12日 · We monitor the use of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (also known as DoLS) in all care homes and hospitals in England. We receive notifications from providers about the outcome of DoLS applications. We check on the use of …

2022年10月21日 · The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are an important part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and work within the core MCA principles. They aim to safeguard many of the most vulnerable people using health and social care services, and ensure that a decision to deprive a person of their liberty is subject to a proper legal process ...

2018年7月10日 · This House of Commons Library briefing explains what Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are, their purpose and the process which is followed in order to authorise a deprivation of liberty. The paper outlines the Law Commission's recommendations to abolish DoLS and replace them with a new system called the Liberty Protection Safeguards.