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Useful links
Useful links to other relevant materials or web sites
Other learning materials
Department of Health Mental Capacity Act training materials. Includes
· Core training set
· Mental health training set
· Residential accommodation training set
· Community care and primary care training
· Acute hospitals training set.
Related guidance
British Geriatric Society
Guidelines on capacity and testamentary capacity
General Medical Council
Consent: Patients and doctors making decisions together. 2008. Part three, capacity issues. http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/consent_guidance/part3_capacity_issues.asp
Withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/current/library/witholding_lifeprolonging_guidance.asp#14
British Medical Association
The Mental Capacity Act: Guidance for health professionals
Patient and carer organisations
Mencap Organisation for People with learning disability
