Understanding Mental Capacity Assessments

Mental capacity assessments are tests used  to determine whether a person is unable to make a particular decision at a particular time because their mind or brain is affected by illness or disability.

Members from across their self advocacy groups have been involved in creating the pack to make sure that it is easy to understand.

The organisation have used a variety of methods to help communicate the information:

For more information, please click here.

Alternatively,to access the official Mental Capacity Assessment Tool Guidance click here.