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Advance directives
— uses and legal standing in England | | Author(s) | Ornaith Quinlan |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 34, no 4, April 2004 |
| Pages | pp 19-20, 22 |
| Source | www.gerimed.co.uk |
| Keywords | Medical care ; Terminal care ; Rights [elderly] ; Wills ; Law ; England. |
| Annotation | Advance directives (or "living wills") allow competent individuals to state their healthcare choices in anticipation of future loss of capacity or inability to communicate. While legislation governing advance directives does not exist in England, case law has identified those elements that render an advance directive legally binding. These include: competency at the time of decision-making; freedom from undue influence; the availability of adequate information; and that the advance refusal was intended to apply to the situation that arises. Advance directives confer both advantages and disadvantages, and therefore should be produced and interpreted with caution. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040519208 A |
| Classmark | LK: LV: IKR: VTH: VR: 82 |
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