In this “in conversation with” Dr Chris Danbury, we discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Aintree v James, the concept of futility, and mediation in clinical negligence and serious medical treatment cases.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

In this “in conversation with” Helen Gilburt at the King’s Fund, we discuss the report she has authored (February 2021) on Understanding clinical decision-making at the interface of the Mental Health Act (1983) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005), most easily accessed by this blog here.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

In this shedinar, I look at the MCA and 16/17 year olds. This is a complicated area, so this can serve only as an overview. As I note in the video, the law in this area is evolving, and this represents the position as at the end of January 2021.  I will seek to do an updated shedinar in due course to keep abreast of the position.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

In this “in conversation with” Dr Nuala Kane, Nuala discusses the work that she has been leading on under the umbrella of the Mental Health and Justice Project developing a typology of capacity rationales, how this might help determinations be more transparent, and to target support.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

This “in conversation with” is, in part, shameless self-promotion, to mark the publication of the second edition of Law and Ethics in Intensive Care (Oxford University Press, £39.99), which I co-edited with Chris Danbury, Chris Newdick and Carl Waldmann. It is also, however, hopefully also a useful discussion between two lawyers (Chris Newdick and I) and two intensivists (Chris Danbury and Carl Waldmann) about how the law and medicine work together in ICU, and what ramifications this might have for the interaction in other areas. (And we also get to see how the NHS does, indeed, run on tea).

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk.  For the original video, see here.

In this “in conversation with” the psychiatrist and bioethicist Dr Scott Kim, Scott gives a ‘critical friend’ perspective from the US upon the MCA, and we delve into some of the consequences of approaching best interests from the perspective of standing in the shoes of the person.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

In this “in conversation with” Dr Steve Fleming, a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist, we dig into the concept of metacognition and how work being done in the lab may start to shed light on the contested concepts of insight and decision-making capacity.

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

This episode is a conversation with the Revd Dr Geoff Morgan, a hospital chaplain and former IMCA, in which we discuss spirituality, advocacy, the MCA and the difference small things can make. 

For more, see www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk.  For the original video, see here.

Boring but necessary caveat, nothing here constitutes legal advice.

In this “in conversation with” Emma Overton, Policy and Practice Development Lead at North East Lincolnshire CCG, we discuss commissioning, joined up thinking, and learning lessons from cases where steps have not been taken to consider how to enable medical treatment to be delivered to those with impaired decision-making capacity.  

For more, see mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

Boring but necessary caveat, nothing here constitutes legal advice.

In this "in conversation with" George Szmukler, we discuss the idea of fusion law - i.e. a law which would replace separate mental health and mental capacity legislation with legislation based solely upon mental capacity and best interests.

For more, see mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk. For the original video, see here.

Boring but necessary caveat, nothing here constitutes legal advice.