Assessing mental capacity- Tim Farmer

This weeks guest, Tim Farmer is the founder of TSF consultants, the UK's largest provider of mental capacity assessments. In this podcast Tim breaks down the basics of the mental capacity act into it's 5 core principles and outlines the practicalities of his assessments in the form of the 2-stage test. Bristling with anecdotes, Tim has a wealth of information about his experience assessing capacity that will be relevant to almost everyone working in the health profession. Tim's book, Grandpa on a skateboard: the practicalities of assessing mental capacity and unwise decisions, is available now through Amazon. Please feel free to email me for topics you would like me to cover, or just to give feedback at [email protected]