Mental Health Act 2025 – What It Means for Adult Social Care

The Mental Health Act 2025 represents one of the most significant reforms to mental health legislation in decades. In this Care England podcast, Richard Ayres is joined by Anita Rao (Hempsons) to explore what this means in practice for adult social care providers. They discuss: The purpose of the reforms and why change was needed The shift from hospital to community-based care Increasing complexity of need in social care settings The importance of partnerships and system working Care planning, advanced decisions, and patient empowerment What providers should be doing now to prepare Read more: https://www.careengland.org.uk/the-me... Join us for our webinar on 21st April 2026 and learn what you can do to prepare for its implementation. https://www.careengland.org.uk/events...