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Mental Capacity Act, Principles of the Mental Capacity Act [ 3 , 4 ] The Mental Capacity Act is underpinned by five key principles: A presumption of capacity : e...
Consent To Treatment (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation), Any discussion should be recorded in the patient's medical notes. The Mental Capacity Act...
Consent to Treatment in Children (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation), See also the separate Consent To Treatment (Mental Capacity and Me...
Antenatal Mental Health Problems, Consent and capacity - due regard should be given to the prevailing legislation and guidelines on consent. [ 5 ] This should include the Mental H...
Legal status - establish whether the patient is already under the Mental Capacity Act. If the patient is already on a psychiatric ward (informally or under section 5(2)), RT treatment can ...
A person must be over the age of 18 and considered to have mental capacity to make this decision when applying for an LPA. The Mental Capacity Act and the subsequent adva...
There is separate guidance for Scotland and for Northern Ireland - see Further Reading. The Mental Capacity Act (2005) gives the power to have a person lacking capacity, who i...
This statement would come into play if it was decided that you lacked capacity as defined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It is popularly known as a 'living will' but unl...
If patients are not competent to make a decision, the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 should be followed (see 'Mental capacity to make decisions',belo...
The Government advises that this right be respected fully where there is compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Common Law duty of confidence. [ 8 ] Mental Capacity A...
Although the legal standing of such documents is still not entirely clear, it may facilitate later management. The Mental Capacity Act of 2005 governs decision-making on behalf of adults...
If patients are not competent to make a decision, the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 should be followed. Carers should receive an assessment of needs as required by the Car...
See separate articles Advanced Directives (Living Wills) and Mental Capacity Act for more details. Another raft of guidance involves the provision of end of life care and, whilst this ...
If a person retains capacity under the Mental Capacity Act (2005) , doctors have no legal authority to make best interest decisions on their behalf [ 9 ] .
Informed consent [ 2 ] See also the separate Consent to Treatment (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation) and Mental Capacity Act articles. T...
For patients who lack capacity, follow the Department of Health guidelines and the code of practice accompanying the Mental Capacity Act . Communication . Good communication is important...
Further guidance on mental capacity can be found in the separate Mental Capacity Act article. Informed consent It is not enough simply to obtain consent; that cons...
If potential donors lack capacity, the following protocols apply: The Department of Health's guidelines on consent. [ 7 ] The code of practice accompanying the Mental Capacity Act...
The use of the Mental Health Act (compulsory hospitalisation) in young people. The use of the Mental Capacity Act in young people .
Occupational therapy assessments of daily living and neuropsychological assessments of current cognitive function can help to determine whether the patient can go home and, if so, the nature and degre...