News

04 Sep

BABICM Introduces Recite Me Accessibility Tools Online

We are thrilled to announce the adoption of Recite Me assistive technology on our website. This new and innovative accessibility toolbar on our website helps to ensure all our website visitors can read and understand the content on our website, in a way that best suits their needs.

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02 Jul

BABICM Annual Conference 2019: In pictures

The BABICM Annual Conference 2019: 'Crisis, What Crisis' was officially our biggest, most successful and most talked about conference we've ever hosted! Read on to view images and videos of the day...

27 Jun

BABICM AGM news 2019

We share the BABICM Chair's AGM Address for 2019, the results of the recent BABICM Council elections and much more. Read on...

01 Jul

Nick Goodwin appointed as Public Guardian & Chief Executive of the OPG

Nick Goodwin, formerly the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) director for access to justice policy, has today taken over the role of Public Guardian for England and Wales and Chief Executive of the office of the Public Guardian (OPG), following the retirement of Alan Eccles.

02 Jul

Welfare Deputyships: An essential case update regarding young adults

Alex Rook, a Partner in the Public Law team at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, lead a hugely popular talk on 'Changes In Deprivation of Liberties and the Mental Capacity Act' at the BABICM Annual Conference 2019: Crisis, What Crisis?

02 Jul

CQC provides clarification on the registration of case managers

BABICM has been sent a response from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regarding the registration of case managers. Read on to view the full report.

04 Jun

Unmasking Brain Injury

BABICM is supporting the international Unmasking Brain Injury project, led by the IPBIS that encourages people with ABI to consider emotions and values relating to themselves and the impact of their brain injury.

03 Jun

BABICM AGM Notice & Voting

BABICM's Annual General Meeting 2019 will take place on the 25th June 2019. Read on for details and to download your Voting Form.

04 Jun

BABICM Council Update: May 2019

The latest decisions, new ventures, successes and subgroup reports from the BABICM Council.

10 May

After-dinner speaker confirmed for our Annual Conference

We are delighted to announce that our after-dinner speaker at the BABICM Annual Conference 2019 is Jack Martindale, the author of Battling a Brain Injury: The Life that Jack built.

09 May

NICE quality standard on decision-making & mental capacity

BABICM has been informed by NICE that its topic engagement exercise for the NICE decision-making and mental capacity quality standard, will run from the 5th July 2019 to the 19th July 2019.