Must be consulted in specific circumstances
- When person without capacity has no one other than paid staff to consult in a best interest decision where
- Serious medical treatment is proposed
- Their residence to be arranged or changed to hospital (>28days) or care home (>8 weeks)
May be instructed to support someone who lacks capacity to make decisions in
- Care reviews
- Adult protection cases whether or not family/friends involved
IMCA’s
- Are advocates not decision makers
- Can be bypassed in urgent clinical situations
- In Nottingham are provided by:
POhWER 0300 020 0093
yourvoiceyourchoice@pohwer.net Website