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Consultation on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service
Corporate AuthorDepartment of Health - DH
PublisherDepartment of Health, London, July 2005
Pages63 pp (Ref 269342)
SourceDH Publications Orderline, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. tel 08701 555 455. E-mail: doh@prolog.uk.com Also available on request in braille, audio cassette tape, disk, or large print.
KeywordsMental disorder ; Court of protection ; Advocacy ; Medical care ; Government publications.
AnnotationThe Department of Health (DH) is working with the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) to implement the Mental Capacity Act 2005 by April 2007. The Act creates a new service, the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service (IMCA), the purpose of which will be to help vulnerable people who lack capacity and who face important decisions by the NHS and local authorities about serious medical treatment and changes of residence. The Act sets out minimum requirements for the IMCA service. This consultation seeks views (by 30 September 2005) on some of the important operational details and main functions of the service, and on how to define "serious medical treatment", one of the triggers for appointing an IMCA. The consultation also asks whether the service should be extended to other groups and situations. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-050708002 B
ClassmarkE: JVC: IQ: LK: 6OA

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