It is well known that there are 55,000 EU migrants working in the NHS, as doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, support workers and in admin. It is less well known that there are also a significant number of EU migrants working in adult social care.

Most people are aware that the government will protect up to £75,000 of funds held in a bank account if…

You may be a deputy or attorney who is managing money on behalf of a person who lacks mental capacity but has more money than they need. In these circumstances, you may consider that the incapacitated person would want to make a gift.

It is becoming more and more common for family members to provide informal care for those who lack mental capacity. This can be anything from cooking meals, washing, hoisting and being a companion to nursing care and physiotherapy. In some cases this care is provided without any expectation of payment, but more often than not a family member will have to dedicate a large portion of the day to caring and sometimes even give up their own job to provide care.

This week’s episode of 24 hours in A & E gave us a perfect illustration of how the Mental Capacity Act should work in practice. Barrie was a 78 year old man with dementia who had been brought to hospital by his wife, Irene, with breathing difficulties.