Ten-fold rise in DoLS applications over last year

113,600 DoLS applications were made last year compared with 10,900 in the previous  year according to new figures just published by the Health & Social Care Information Centre.

The figures cover 116 councils who submitted returns for all 4 quarters last year and show the effect of the Supreme Court judgment in P v Cheshire. The fact that 54% of the applications are pending decision also shows the strain on resources that this increased workload is creating.

The full report can be downloaded from the HSCIC website here.