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Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS president’s message to next government

Community Care

LPS: this would create a new, more streamlined way of authorising care or treatment arrangements that deprive a person of liberty where they are unable to consent, replacing the DoLS, for care homes and hospitals, and Court of Protection welfare orders to cover other settings. Labour’s position on the reform is unclear.

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How social workers’ role would change under Working Together overhaul

Community Care

The consultation document on the changes suggests that alternatively qualified practitioners could include family support workers, drug and alcohol practitioners, domestic abuse workers and youth workers. ” It further says that social workers should: Complete the assessment in line with local protocols. .”