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Good decision-making: the Mental Capacity Act and end of life care
— summary guidance | | Author(s) | Simon Chapman |
| Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care, London, January 2009 |
| Pages | 19 pp |
| Source | National Council for Palliative Care, The Fitzpatrick Building, 188-194 York Way, London N7 9AS. E-mail: enquiries@ncpc.org.uk Website: www.ncpc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Court of protection ; Terminal care ; Advocacy ; Law ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) became law in 2007, and governs the way in which decisions are made by and on behalf of adults who have impaired mental conditions to make decisions for themselves. This summary guidance is intended to help patients and informal carers as well as health and social care staff in all settings, including care homes, hospices, hospitals and primary care. It aims to introduce people to the MCA, and to explain its importance for end of life decision making. It also explains how the Act can be used to identify and respect people's choices about their future care, and to improve the quality of end of life care decision-making. 'The Mental Capacity Act in practice: guidance for end of life care' (NCPC, March 2008) gives more detailed guidance on the impact of the MCA on end of life and palliative care. Reference to that document is strongly recommended, as well as to items in the list of other publications and online information resources. Funding was received from the Department of Health to publish this guidance. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090218002 B |
| Classmark | E: JVC: LV: IQ: VR: 69N |
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