Mental Health Capacity Act Assignment

Running Head: PRACTICE ANALYSIS
The Mental Health Capacity Act 2005 Codes of Practice
Name of the Student
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Author’s Note

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Introduction
Mental health capacity act 2005 has its code of practice that is used by healthcare
professionals and social workers when a situation arises in their practical experience that needs
their intervention when a patient has no mental capacity to take their own decisions. It has 5
principles that comes into effect when a person is eligible for mental health capacity act 2005.
This practice analysis will include the applied knowledge of mental health capacity act 2005 and
its related code of practice, the skills will be showcased that is required obtaining, evaluating and
analysing complex evidence and contradicting views that affects the decision making process
(Boyle 2008). The technique of reflection and critical analysis will be utilized to assess our own
practice with the service users and their families when the main issues are human rights and
mental capacity in the process of care planning. Case study will be analysed and reflected upon
to check if the professional application, code of practice or legal policy framework is applied to
the concerned people. It is the duty of the healthcare system to ensure that their patients are made
aware about their basic necessity and rights, which will provide them facilities and the required
care from the professionals. The knowledge and skills applied to the situations in the case study
are influenced by professional judgment that is required during complex situations. The nurses
should be experienced and trained enough to comprehend and act on the given situation that
requires the involvement of mental health capacity act 2005. The analysis of such case studies
will improve the efficiency of real life practice because this helps the nurses to gain more
exposure in their field of practice (Klein 2017). Clinical reflection and analysis is known to be an
effective practice for healthcare professionals and social workers especially nurses, who needs to
improve their abilities so that they are able to assess and evaluate the positive patient outcomes.

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It should be noted that the identity of the patients will not be revealed to respect their
confidentiality and the names that will be used has no relevance to people in reality.
Discussion
Mental capacity act 2005 is the legal framework that is required for acting and coming to
a decision on behalf of people who lack the mental capacity to acknowledge or go through the
process of decision making. The foundation of the act is the autonomy of a patient who is under
the age of 16 but it can be reconsidered if the person lacks capacity to make decisions. Any
professional who is taking the responsibility of a caring adult must follow all the protocols of the
act (Manthorpe and Samsi 2016). The act also implements that service users should be given the
required care and support when they need while making any decision. The focus of the act is to
ensure welfare and best interests for the service users, who are not able to take their own decision
due to the lack of capacity. This act also provides a framework so that the professionals can act
efficiently in making decisions for service providers who are incapable of taking their own life
decisions. It includes core principles and methods for carrying out actions and making decisions
for their personal welfare, financial and healthcare issues. A person is unable to make decisions
or have opinion about themselves when they are suffering from any mental ailment or
disabilities. The power of rational decision making is affected by the health conditions of a
person such as dementia or other mental issues (Manthorpe, Samsi and Rapaport 2014). The
decision making skill is impaired because it makes it difficult for them to understand or respond
to certain situations. Daily life communication is influenced by such disabilities as it comes in
between their social life, their financial status and sometimes their wellbeing. The legal matters
they are going through also gets influenced by their mental capabilities and their lack of capacity.
This is the reason they need professional help regarding their life decisions in issues such as

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medical requirements, housing and queries in everyday life. Inappropriate and negative decisions
in life can affect an individual to a higher extent and it is not preferable for someone who lacks
capacity to solve their own issues. They can tend to get destructive or can involve into substance
abuse, and this can affect people around them. The government should be involved in such
scenarios that includes the service provider to be mentally unstable and being delivered
professional help. The authorities of every country should be flexible and lenient enough to
provide their citizens such facilities that will help them in improving their daily living
conditions. United Kingdom is progressing each day in terms of mental health awareness
because people are becoming more corporative and understanding about people with mental
health disabilities. This was the reason for the implementation of mental health capacity act
2005, which focused on the vulnerable group of people. This promotes civil liberties and self-
determination amongst people who are susceptible to dementia or other learning disabilities. It
acts as a protocol for health professionals to act and deliver quality care and safety to service
providers.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice was started in 2008 and it was
implemented for the care homes in which mentally disabled people can reside. The law society
supports this act, which is implemented for the welfare of lawyers and healthcare professionals
when any situation arises that involves deprivation of liberty (Bartlett 2014). An organization
working for the betterment of mentally disabled people can prove that every person has a
different mental stability. This makes it important for the health professional to understand the
situation of the service user, which includes their psychic and mental stability after they are
aware about the patient. The experience and knowledge of a healthcare professional will
influence their practice, accuracy and speed in relation to their patient’s welfare.