“I would highly recommend this excellent book. An engaging and easy to read practical guide to the assessment of capacity, it uses everyday case studies to help demystify the assessment process. A must read for everybody who assesses mental capacity or needs to understand the process of assessment further”.
Baroness Finlay, Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum
“Relevant to all nurses, in particular those working in the field of mental health, learning disabilities and with older adults . . . an essential text for student nurses . . . It would be a dream for those studying the subject, but more importantly it will teach the practitioners of the future some key lessons that will improve the way we deliver services in a thoughtful and measured way”.
The Nursing Times
“A very practical guide to the process of assessing mental capacity in individuals over 16 . . . Section 3 alone is worth the money for the whole book!”
LawSkills – reviewed by Laura Banks (Solicitor and visiting Lecturer for University of Law and also Birmingham City University)
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) provides health and legal professionals with an academic framework to assess and evaluate an individual’s ability to make a decision, but in practice, mental capacity assessments are often misunderstood and poorly conducted.
Grandpa on a Skateboard is a practical book for health and legal professionals that uses real-life case studies and provides clear, jargon-free guidance to simplify and explain the assessment process.
It has helped thousands of practitioners understand and improve their assessments of mental capacity. This fully updated third edition also covers ‘virtual’ assessments using video conferencing tools and how to deal with fluctuating mental capacity.
This book will:
• Cut through the jargon and clarify the assessment process
• Give you the confidence and ability to conduct robust assessments
• Show how to set the threshold of understanding that is necessary for every assessment
• Enable you to record your assessments appropriately so they stand up to legal scrutiny
• Help you achieve the optimum outcome for those in your charge
The Law Society
