11 th April, 2019 Peter Groarke Overview Enduring Powers of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pr Prac actical tical Impl plications ications of Recent ecent Legisla islation tion in Residen identia tial l Car are e Settings ettings 11 th April, 2019 Peter Groarke

Overview Enduring Powers of Attorney, Advance Care Planning, Wardship, Court Decisions…Assisted Decision Making Legislation, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards … 2 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Advance Healthcare Planning • Power of attorney • Enduring Powers of Attorney • Care Plans • Advance Healthcare Directives 3 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Wardship • Where does this Apply? • Rules of Superior Courts Statutory Instrument : Order 67 • Information required re Ward • Undertaking by Petitioner(s) • What can the Court do? • Order of Inquiry • Objection to Petition for Wardship • Committee to Act on Behalf of the Ward • General Solicitor as Committee 4 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Case Law, guidance from the Courts 5 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Caselaw • In In Re e War ard of of Cour Court [199 1996] - gastrostomy (PEG) tube. • McN McN v v Hea Health Ser Service Ex Executive [200 2009] - It would be grossly negligent for the hospital to bring patients to front door of hospital and say “off you go • P.L. v. St Patrick’s University Hospital [2018] a voluntary patient who expressed a desire to leave a hospital • A.C. C. – v- Fit Fitzpatrick & CU CUH – the concept of detention is one which really has no place in our system of medical care 6 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Deprivation of Liberty: Safeguards • United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities • Necessity for clarification on the issue of deprivation of liberty in residential care facilities • Deprivation of Liberty: Safeguard Proposals • England and Wales 7 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 What in in th the Act has been commenced? What is envisaged by the Act? • Assistance Agreement • Co-Decision Making Agreement, • Decision- making representative 8 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Overview 9 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

Thank you for r your attention. Any Questions? 10 C O R K D U B L I N G A L W A Y L O N D O N W W W . R D J . I E

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