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Best interests decisions — are we getting it right?
Author(s)	Geraldine Boyle, Val Williams, Marcus Jepson
Journal title	Journal of Dementia Care, vol 20, no 6, November/December 2012
Publisher	Hawker Publications, November/December 2012
Pages	pp 19-21
Source	http://www.careinfo.org/
Keywords	Dementia ; Law ; Statutes ; Management [care].
Annotation	In 2010, the Department of Health (DH) commissioned a national study that examined the professional practices involved in best interest decision making, also to find out whether the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and related guidance (the Code of Practice) are sufficient and relevant. The report, 'Making best interests decisions: people and processes: a research study of best interest decisions made in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act', was published jointly by the Mental Health Foundation, the Norah Fry Research Centre and the University of Bradford. This article outlines the research methods and asks whether capacity assessments are being carried out as the Act requires. While most of the study participants welcomed the Act, the Code of Practice's distinction between "lack of insight" and lack of decision-making capacity needed to be clarified. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130308213 A
Classmark	EA: VR: 6P: QA
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