Sharp rise in the number of DoLS applications

A report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has shown a steep rise in the number of applications to use the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) during 2014/15.Figures published in the CQC’s fifth annual monitoring report on the safeguards show that the number of applications soared from just 13,000 to 55,000 in the first two…

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