East Kent Hosp Chat

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RT @robstwit2013: @EKHUFT very proud of all east kent staff working hard to deliver great care. Well done #awards2013

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Earlier we had a twitter chat as part of Adult Safeguarding Day - dig into the transcript at http://t.co/pj9FXSeHV5

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#ekhchat we will post a transcript of today's chat at http://t.co/jh7RpMRdDS with some further comments. Thank you all for participating!

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...please follow the @EKHUFTChat account for details of future chats #ekhchat

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We are eager to continue to use #ekhchat to link professionals and patients, gather opinions and improve the services @ekhuft offers...

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#ekhchat We are drawing to the close of our first #ekhchat for Adult safeguarding day. We note that Capacity has been a main theme.

[Sally Hyde @salsafeguard]

@RoseHarwood1 @EKHUFTChat #ekhchat the challenge is often who's best interest is it to act or not

[Daniel Marsden 💙 @dmarsden49]

@salsafeguard #ekhchat That's the thing that I'm passionate about Principle 2 enabling people to understand! http://t.co/tzp0SG3L2A

[Sally Hyde @salsafeguard]

@TonyButcher @EKHUFTChat @RoseHarwood1 #ekhchat A very valid point! We should never under estimate the power the professional can hold

[East Kent Hosp Chat @EKHUFTChat]

@TonyButcher @salsafeguard @RoseHarwood1 Interesting perspective. Do you want to say more about this? #ekhchat

[Rose Harwood @RoseHarwood1]

@salsafeguard @EKHUFTChat #ekhchat Is it possible that the Common Law Doctrine of Necessity might apply under certain circumstances though?

[Tricia Bennett @sgvatricia]

@TonyButcher @dmarsden49 @EKHUFTChat @salsafeguard #ekhchat absolutely, capacity is relative and decision specific.

[Tricia Bennett @sgvatricia]

@salsafeguard @EKHUFTChat @TonyButcher @dmarsden49 #ekchat whilst capacity is relative it is not the only thing that can cause vulnerability

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@RoseHarwood1 @salsafeguard Which makes it very challenging in an acute context, with the speed of the decision making process #ekhchat

[Sally Hyde @salsafeguard]

@EKHUFTChat @TonyButcher @dmarsden49 #ekhchat very much so. Adults with capacity have the right to choose to stay in a high risk situation

[Rose Harwood @RoseHarwood1]

@EKHUFTChat @salsafeguard #ekhchat U need 2 have grounds to doubt indiv's capacity 2 make specific decision @ specific time b4 assessing

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@TonyButcher @dmarsden49 @salsafeguard So that makes Recognition challenging then? Are there implications for consent from this? #ekhchat

[Sally Hyde @salsafeguard]

@EKHUFTChat #ekhchat yes I think we have a duty of care to be considering a person's capacity from the moment they arrive with us.

[Sally Hyde @salsafeguard]

@dmarsden49 @EKHUFTChat #ekhchat we assume capacity unless some thing makes us doubt it. Lots of things can trigger a doubt.

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@salsafeguard #ekhchat So does this mean that Hospital staff should assess capacity on admission?