Mental Capacity Act & DoLS Training 

Knowing the legal limits of what support you can offer and when is a crucial part of providing safe, effective and person centered care.  

 

 

What is Mental Capacity Act and DoLS Training? 

With big shifts within the healthcare industry, staying on top and informed has never been more important.  
 
Our mental capacity act and DoLS (Deprivation of Liberties Safeguarding) training integrates realistic scenarios, UK law & your own service users to provide a unique blend of training to really engage and train your staff.  
 
 
 

What Are The Benefits of This Course? 

 
There are plenty of benefits to undertaking this course, from your staff understanding what medication is, how it works, the common medications used through to how to administer medication safely using the 7R's. But the benefits don't stop there, our course also covers how to administer eye drops, use thickener and how to administer medication via a PEG tube.  
 
Knowing you have properly trained staff, who have the knowledge, skills and understanding of medication administration is of a huge benefit. It will help reduce safeguarding incidents, hospitalisation and help your organisation's reputation.  
 

Who’s It For? 

Our course is perfect for every healthcare organisation how needs either refresher training or have new starters. Ensuring safety is everyone's responsibility and this course will help you and your team protect and support the people using your service.  

Why Choose Us 

Training was amazing I feel I learnt so much even going in with a bit of knowledge already!! He made it fun and very interesting!! 
Paige - Carer (5 Star Trustpilot Review) 
They are very friendly and knowledgeable, making the atmosphere conducive to learning. I definitely recommend anyone in Health and social care to get in touch with Leicestershire Training team 
Vee - Manager (5 Star Trustpilot Review) 
The trainer who ran the training sessions today did a fantastic job! He has an amazing sense of humour and made difficult topics fun and engaging, 
Vanessa - Carer (5 Star Trustpilot Review) 
Always very informative about the specified subject. Without these training courses we wouldn't get to know detailed things about the aspects of a patients disabilities. 
Kim - Senior Carer (5 Star Google Review) 

All of our courses include complimentary free certificates as well as handouts.  

 
Whats Covered? 
 
The whole session is taught in an interactive and engaging way, helping your staff to not only learn more, but remember more too: 
 
What is the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and what is mental capacity 
Understanding UK law including the Human Rights Act, Health and Social Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and The Care Act 
Learning what informed consent is and types of consent  
Understanding the 5 key principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 
How to carry out mental capacity assessments with service users 
What is the deprivation of liberties and best interest decisions  
Understanding safeguarding risks  
Knowing how to create care plans and risk assessments surrounding mental capacity & DoLS 
 
Course Details  
 
Here are some details about the course to help you decide whether or not its for you.  
 
 
This is a 4 hour - Full day course 
This course can be taught at your venue or via Zoom, whichever you prefer 
This course is certificated and handouts are provided for free 
The certification for the course lasts one year 
The course is taught by a professional with real experience of this topic 
The price of this course depends on the size of the group; however we pride ourselves on being affordable for all. please contact us for more information. 
 
 
 

Training with the Leicestershire Training Team 

 
Training is one of the most important aspects of anyone's working life, however it is commonly a source of boredom, resulting in a poor retainment of information. This is why we started thinking about training differently. For us, the training needs to be engaging as well as informative, so what you learn today, will be remembered tomorrow.  
 
Training with us is a unique experience, with a potent mixture of fun, interactivity, real life experience and expert advice. We only use trained professionals, such as our nurse trainers, to deliver our training. This way you are taught by someone with real hands on experience.  
 
Want to Book or Ask us Some Questions First?  

CARE PLANNING AND RISK ASSESSMENTS 

FALLS PREVENTION 

MANUAL HANDLING AND MOVING & HANDLING 

PERSON CENTERED CARE & DIGNITY 

CATHETER AND STOMA CARE 

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 

PRESSURE AREA CARE 

END OF LIFE CARE & EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 

HEALTH AND SAFETY 

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT & DOLS 

SAFEGUARDING ADULTS 

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY 

INFECTION CONTROL AND COSHH 

PEG CARE AND PEG FEEDING 

WOUND MANAGEMENT & REPORTING 

Contact Us 

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