Offering training to Health, Social Care and Private sectors

Offering training and support to health and social care professionals; support to health and social care providers; people who use services, their friends and families.

I am a driven and highly successful independent assessor, trainer, health and social care consultant, who has acquired extensive experience in clinical and corporate governance, strategic and operational leadership and enhancing the decision-making process. I am educated to Masters level in mental health law, a registered social worker, a registered nurse in learning disabilities, Approved Mental Health Professional and Best Interest Assessor (under the Mental Capacity Act 2005).

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Providing a relaxed, thorough and informal approach

Jeff Barlow is a qualified experienced and registered social worker/nurse who can complete all of your mental capacity assessments. Providing a relaxed, thorough and informal approach to ensure people have the best opportunity and help in making decisions.

Independent Mental Capacity assessments & best interest decisions

I am able to provide an independent and impartial solution to the stress and complexities of undertaking capacity and/or best interest assessments.

I deliver a simplified and efficient service to produce thorough post-assessment reports that would stand up to legal scrutiny.

Mental Health Law Training

I have a passion and wealth of experience of training in mental health law.

Offering training on the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act including the deprivation of liberty safeguards.

Consultancy

Jeff Barlow Consultancy Limited offers an efficient and directed consultancy service to NHS organisations, local authorities, private sector and independent organisations. I have extensive experience of working in a number of sectors including the private sector providing a service to multiple service user needs.

Testimonials

Jeff is always the first person I approach when I need advice on anything to do with the MCA/IMCA/DoLS. His knowledge of the MCA and leading case law is sound and I know I can always rely on him to help and to get it right! If I am unsure how to proceed with a case Jeff always seems to know what to do and will always make time to assist. No question is too big or too small. Jeff is eager to help out in complex cases but I also feel very comfortable asking Jeff for his help or opinion on simple matters. Jeff has a really nice disposition and makes you feel at ease whatever help/advice you need. He is definitely my ‘go to’ person!

A Pliener Independent Mental Capacity Advocate

I am pleased to provide a testimonial for Jeff, whom I have known professionally and worked with on many occasions for over 6 years.
We have conducted Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessments together and also consulted regarding complex capacity assessments, often before the CoP, about individuals from a range of health and social care settings. Jeff is experienced and thoughtful about the challenges of assessing capacity in complex individuals & has extensive experience in cases where there is disagreement about capacity and a tension with the principle of autonomy. His clinical background gives him an excellent understanding of mental illness, disorder and learning disability and their relationship to capacity, risks and vulnerabilities. He has superior knowledge of the legislation and principles of the MCA and upcoming major amendments to the process. Jeff’s reports are comprehensive, articulate, considered and patient-centred. He always consults appropriate involved persons and represents their views respectfully. I would always trust him to use public resources thoughtfully and appropriately.
I will continue to value working with him and the opinions that he provides.

V. Savage - Lead Consultant Psychiatrist LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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