I'm an Independent Mental Capacity Assessor for people who need a Mental Capacity Assessment (MCA).

This is usually in relation to legal or care matters such as making or amending a Will,  Lasting Power of Attorney of Health and Welfare and/or Property and Finance, Gifting, Financial or Wealth Management decisions or making choices about your future.

As part of the Mental Capacity Assessment, I also look for coercion or undue influence, which means that I protect the rights of the person being assessed and also help to empower their decisions.

I also provide advice about Advance Care Planning to inform, help and give peace of mind for important future decisions.

After a total of 25 years in the NHS, with the last decade spent focused on the older person, I decided to use my skills and knowledge as an independent professional.

I have a Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice from Coventry University which encompassed all aspects of physical and mental diagnosis, referrals and management plans, in addition to prescribing, advanced care planning, palliative care and dementia.

This means that my experience  in older people's clinical management has enabled me to be adept at memory and cognition assessment in people with brain impairment conditions such as dementia, stroke, brain injury and more. I have undertaken Mental Capacity Assessments in the NHS and also as an assessor in the private client service and I have an active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

My passion is ensuring older people are provided with an opportunity to empower their decisions whilst protecting their rights, particularly those who are most vulnerable.