Dr Mark Jayes PhD, PGCLTHE, MSc, MMedSci, Dip Psych, BA (Hons)

Expert Witness, NICE guideline “Decision-making and mental capacity” (18.09.17 committee meeting).

Provided expert opinion to Law Commission in relation to proposed amendments to the Mental Capacity Act (2005) on behalf of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (08.12.16).

My doctoral research involved the development and evaluation of the MCAST, a toolkit to enable health and social care staff to carry out high quality mental capacity assessments and support the needs of people with communication disorders during the decision-making process.

Lead Author, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) Mental Capacity webpages project - production of web-based practice guidance, evidence summaries, position statement and links to practical resources (2017-18).

Supporting Author, RCSLT Inclusive Communication webpages project - production of web-based practice guidance, evidence summaries and links to practical resources (2015-16).

2022-2024 NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Award NIHR203173: “VAlidation of the Mcast CommunicAtion Screening Tool (VAMCAST): improving patient access to communication support during mental capacity assessments” (CI; collaboration with Dr Rebecca Palmer, University of Sheffield, Dr Nele Demeyere, University of Oxford, Dr Paula Beech, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Mr Calvin Heal, University of Manchester and Ms Gill Pearl, Speakeasy). £157,540.

2022 Manchester Metropolitan University Research Excellence Funding: “Finalising the design of the Mental Capacity Assessment Support Toolkit (MCAST) communication resources” (PI; collaboration with Prof Janice Murray and Ms Jennifer Roche, Manchester Metropolitan University). £3780.

2021-2022 HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship NIHR301177 (Co-supervisor for Sophie Borrett with Dr Suzanne Beeke and Dr Anna Volkmer, UCL). £23,758.

2019-2022 Manchester Metropolitan University Global Challenges Research Funding: “Investigating the management of dysphagia in rural South African communities” (Collaboration with Prof Julie Marshall, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Dr Mershen Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa). £10,810.

2019-2022 Manchester Metropolitan University / Nuffield Health Partnership education project: “Video learning resources to improve how staff work with people with communication disabilities (PI). £8800.

2018-2019 Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) Seedcorn Award: “Feasibility of using an adapted version of the Mental Capacity Assessment Support Toolkit (MCAST) in care home settings” (PI; collaboration with Dr Laura Brown, University of Manchester). £6000.

Undergraduate courses

I provide teaching on practice issues related to mental capacity legislation and on research methods on the BSc Speech and Language Therapy course. I also supervise students’ research dissertations.

Postgraduate teaching

I provide teaching on practice issues related to mental capacity legislation and on research methods on the MSc Speech and Language Therapy course. I also supervise students’ research dissertations. 

Postgraduate Supervision

I am currently supervising two doctoral students:

Helen Paterson: “Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) training from the patient and the carer’s perspective”.

Adel Elmghrbi: “An investigation into the multidimensional process of interpretation and translation for Arabic patients (non-English speaker backgrounds) with musculoskeletal pain during physiotherapy”.

I am currently supervising two doctoral students:

Helen Paterson: “Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) training from the patient and the carer’s perspective”.

Adel Elmghrbi: “An investigation into the multidimensional process of interpretation and translation for Arabic patients (non-English speaker backgrounds) with musculoskeletal pain during physiotherapy”.

I am interested in topics related to:

• acquired communication disability in adults;
• supported decision-making, mental capacity assessment and informed consent, particularly for people with communication disability;
• lived experience of communication and swallowing disabilities;
• health services research;
• inclusive communication methods.

Mixed methods research.

Qualitative research.

Inclusive research methods, user-centred design and co-production approaches.