| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (738 pages) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : anatomy of the Mental Capacity Act and its terms -- Background to the legal system and the Mental Capacity Act -- Human rights and statutory principles for governing decision making -- Definition of mental capacity -- Making decisions in the best interests of others -- Lasting powers of attorney -- Court of Protection, court appointed deputies, the Office of the Public Guardian and visitors -- Independent mental capacity advocates -- Advance decisions -- Research -- Protection of vulnerable adults and accountability -- Children and young persons -- Mental capacity and mental disorder -- Deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS) -- Organ and tissue removal, storage and use -- The informal carer -- Implementation, resources, and code of practice -- Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland -- The future. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Insanity (Law)
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Informed consent (Medical law)
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dimond, Bridgit. Legal aspects of mental capacity : a practical guide for health and social care professionals. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016 9781119238874 (DNLM)101675219 |
| ISBN |
9781119045342 (paperback) |
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9781119238874 |
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9781119045359 (electronic bk.) |
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