Provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
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Procurement
- 85000000 Health and social work services
- 85100000 Health services
- 85323000 Community health services
- 85312310 Guidance services
- 85300000 Social work and related services
What happened
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership awarded this contract to Conwy & Denbighshire Mental Health Advocacy Service on 1 Jun 2024.
Description
Velindre NHS Trust on behalf of Cardiff and Vale, Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf, Swansea Bay, Hywel Dda, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Boards are inviting suitably qualified
organisations to express an interest for provision of an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service (IMCA).
The purpose of the IMCA service is to help particularly vulnerable people who lack the capacity to make important decisions about serious
medical treatment and changes of accommodation. It is available to those who have no family or friends whom it would be appropriate to
consult about these decisions. The service includes adult protection cases (POVAs) and care reviews. IMCA also has a role in the
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs) process. An IMCA may be instructed by the Supervisory Body to support a person for whom an
authorisation is being sought; or to undertake the role of the Relevant Person's Representative, or to provide assistance to the relevant
person and their representative in exercising their rights under the legislation.
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