Assessment of mental capacity : a practical guide for doctors and lawyers
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Assessment of mental capacity : a practical guide for doctors and lawyers
(Legal handbooks)
Law Society, 2010
3rd ed
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"The British Medical Association and the Law Society"
"General editor, Penny Letts"--Cover
Previous ed. published as: Assessment of mental capacity : guidance for doctors and lawyers, 2004
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-270) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This unique book by the British Medical Association and the Law Society provides doctors, lawyers, and other health and social care professionals with practical guidelines and clarification of the law relating to all areas where an assessment of mental capacity may be needed. Now completely revised to take account of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, the Code of Practice, and recent decisions by the courts, this practical book: outlines the principles and concepts underpinning the Act; explains the statutory definition of mental capacity; examines the tests of capacity governed by the Act and outside the scope of the Act which apply to various decisions and activities; discusses how the courts have interpreted issues relating to capacity; reviews the available guidance for the health and legal professions; and aids communication and common understanding between professions. It will provide an indispensable tool for the health and legal professions and an essential source of guidelines and information, including extracts from the Act and the Code of Practice.
Table of Contents
- Part I - Introduction: 1. The law, practice, and this book
- 2. Professional and ethical issues
- Part II - Legal Principles: 3. The Mental Capacity Act 2005: capacity and best interests
- 4. The legal principles: capacity and evidence
- Part III - Legal Tests of Capacity: 5. Capacity to deal with financial affairs
- 6. Capacity to make a will
- 7. Capacity to make a gift
- 8. Capacity to litigate
- 9. Capacity to enter into a contract
- 10. Capacity to vote
- 11. Capacity and personal relationships
- 12. Capacity to consent: the criminal law and sexual offences
- 13. Capacity to consent to and refuse medical treatment and procedures
- 14. Capacity to consent to research and innovative treatment
- 15. Capacity and the deprivation of liberty
- Part IV - Practical Aspects of the Assessment of Capacity: 16. Practical guidelines for doctors
- 17. Practical guidelines for lawyers
- Appendix.
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