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| Mental capacity assessments and discharge decisions | | Author(s) | Robert Stewart, Peter Bartlett, Rowan H Harwood |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 34, no 6, November 2005 |
| Pages | pp 549-550 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Discharge. |
| Annotation | Discussion of this topic is in the context of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the "Bournewood" case with regard to how hospitals and care homes deal with assessing mental capacity and an individual's autonomy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202213 A |
| Classmark | E4: DA: 4C: QKJ |
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