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In the light of Bournewood — changes in the management of elderly incapacitated patients
Author(s)	Norma Kearney, Adrian Treloar
Journal title	Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 24, no 2, February 2000
Pages	pp 52-53
Keywords	Psychogeriatric patients ; Admission [hospitals] ; Psychogeriatric units ; Evaluation ; London ; Kent.
Annotation	Although judgment in the case R v Bournewood Mental Health Trust ex parte L was expected by some to have a permanent impact on the management of the mentally incapacitated, this has not happened. A postal audit of practice in the South-East Thames Region before and after the judgment found a trebling in the rate of admission under section of older incapacitated patients prior to the House of Lords' ruling. By the time of the ruling, many consultants had not changed their practice. There is now, however, no impact of the ruling on clinical practice. The majority of consultants remain concerned about the lack of effective or resource efficient safeguards for mentally incapacitated older people. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000411221 A
Classmark	LF:E: LD:QKH: LDM: 4C: 82L: 8K
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