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Assessing mental capacity
 — the Mental Capacity Act
Author(s)Timothy R J Nicholson, William Cutter, Matthew Hotopf
Journal titleBritish Medical Journal, vol 336 no 7639, 9 February 2008
Pagespp 322-325
Sourcehttp://www.bmj.com
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation.
AnnotationAssessing mental capacity is an important part of a clinician's role, and the recent Mental Capacity Act can help doctors when making such decisions. The Act has resulted in increased formalisation of capacity law and assessment, and has also increased expectations that healthcare workers should be competent in assessing capacity. The Act has also increased the need for training and education, especially awareness and understanding of the code of practice, independent mental capacity advocates, and advance directives. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-080222208 A
ClassmarkE4: DA: 4C *

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