Support for Decision-Making and Mental Capacity Guidance open for consultation

This crucial guidance helps all practicing SLTs stay up to date with best practice in supporting individuals to make decisions. It also provides guidance to SLTs in understanding when and where decision makers may need to be identified and consulted when mental capacity prevents an individual’s decision making capacity. The guidance includes best practice information, relevant legislation, evidence, learning resources and practical support for clinicians working across different settings and client groups throughout the UK.

This work is intended as an update to our current guidance on this topic, which can be found in our delivering quality services section of the website. This section provides information on a variety of best practice aspects linked directly to providing quality speech and language therapy services.

Review the guidance

You can review our draft guidance for members and information for the general public in pdf formats.

• Supported decision making and mental capacity DRAFT guidance
• DRAFT public information on Supported decision making and mental capacity guidance

Have your say

To share your thoughts on the guidance and take part in our consultation process, please complete our survey.

You have until 15 December to take part.