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Mental Capacity Act
Educational resource on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implication for health professionals and clinical ethics committees
This educational resource can be used by CECs as part of their continuing education programme or as a reference. Each section can be downloaded as a pdf file for ease of use.
- Introduction to the resource
- Overview of the Act
- Assessing Capacity
- Advance decisions regarding treatment
- Determining best interests
- Decision-making by attorneys and deputies
- The role of the Mental Capacity Advocate
- Resolving disagreements and disputes
- Relationship between MCA and the Mental Health Act
- Research involving persons who lack capacity
- Ethical considerations underpinning the Act
- Useful links
