...make a gift is yours if the person lacks capacity. You can find more information on how to assess capacity, or how best to involve them in the decision-making process,...
...services. In the meantime, we’ve brought together some useful online tools to help you make sure you get your application right first time, avoiding further delays if corrections are required....
...essential to get someone to check over the forms before sending them to OPG, You can avoid making mistakes such as these by using the online LPA tool. It’s designed...
...teenage twins, and a 21-year-old son who is autistic. Zoe has epilepsy and feels that this made it even more important to get an LPA in place to support her...
...in her best interests. Maureen and Petra talked to us about how they raised the topic of planning for the future... Where were you when you first had a conversation...
...to find out if someone has one. Why it’s important to encourage people engaging with the NHS to consider an LPA, the benefits to the patient and benefits to the...
...will affect you. We’ll also use this blog and tell you about how the work we’re doing benefits those we seek to protect and to keep you informed about how...
...news. To help explain how and when we do investigations, I need to briefly explain the legal framework we follow. Our ability to investigate concerns about lasting/enduring powers of attorney...
...to speak for you when you can’t speak for yourself. Everyone at our event agreed that we need to find ways to reach out to all areas of society so...
...of hospital care to an alternative setting in order to release their bed when a best interest decision on medical treatment is needed for a patient in hospital to find...