Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8822
Date Request Received: 05/08/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 20/08/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Policies on Advance Decisions and Lasting Power of Attorney
Request Category: Charities
| Question Number 1: Do you have a policy (or policies) which outlines the responsibilities of health and care professionals and the Trust towards a patient who has an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) or Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Health and Welfare? This document might include: - how an ADRT/LPA should be used in decisions about a person’s treatment, - what to do if there are doubts about the validity and/or applicability of the document, - how to involve Health and Welfare Attorneys when making treatment decisions - how or when decisions will be referred to the Court of Protection If yes, please share a copy with us in any available format. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes- the Mental Capacity Act Guidelines : https://app.eolasmedical.com/organisation/landing/null?organisationId=ORG%23staging-salisbury-nhs-foundation-trust%231120b4c7-8856-4520-934a-f2778c95fc7a&fileId=FILE%230d90919f-b222-45be-8cba-189efe0f5e71&origin=section | |
| Question Number 2: In the event that a patient or family member, or someone using the Trust’s services has a concern about the implementation of an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) or a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Health and Welfare, does the Trust/Health Board have a documented process or course of action that would be provided to the person to allow them to resolve their concerns? If yes, please share a copy with us. If this information is covered within a policy you have included in the response above, please leave blank. | |
| Answer To Question 2: As per Q1 | |
| Question Number 3: Do you have a named individual who is responsible for overseeing the Trust’s compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005? If yes, please share their contact details. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Gill Cobham gill.cobham@nhs.net | |
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