Mental capacity legislation :: principles and practice /: edited by Rebecca Jacob, Michael Gunn, Anthony Holland.

Name: Mental capacity legislation : principles and practice / edited by Rebecca Jacob, Michael Gunn, Anthony Holland.
ISBN: 9781108648622

Jacob, Rebecca,; Gunn, M. J.; Holland, Tony,

Mental capacity legislation : principles and practice / edited by Rebecca Jacob, Michael Gunn, Anthony Holland.

Jacob, Rebecca, editor.; Gunn, M. J. (Michael J.), editor.; Holland, Tony, 1948- editor.

2019

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Mental capacity legislation : principles and practice / edited by Rebecca Jacob, Michael Gunn, Anthony Holland.

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Jacob, Rebecca, editor.
Gunn, M. J. (Michael J.), editor.
Holland, Tony, 1948- editor.

Edition

Second edition.

Imprint

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Description

1 online resource (x, 121 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Formatted Contents Note

Foreword / George Szmukler
Preface / Rebecca Jacob, Michael Gunn and Antony Holland
Introduction / Rebecca Jacob and Antony Holland
The assessment of mental capacity / Benjamin Spencer and Matthew Hotopf
Best interests / Charlotte Emmett and Julian C. Hughes
Deprivation of liberty : past, present and future / Susan F. Welsh
Mental capacity act application : hospital settings / Elizabeth Fistein
Mental capacity act application : social care settings / Michael Dunn and Antony Holland
Mental capacity and end of life decision making / Annabel Price and Caroline Barry
Clinical ambiguities in the assessment of capacity / Elizabeth Fistein and Rebecca Jacob.

Summary

Crucial to health and social care practice, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 safeguards decision-making within a legal framework. This book provides theoretical, practical and up-to-date guidance on mental capacity legislation. It focuses on the theory underpinning the principles of the MCA 2005, including historical background, and the practical challenges in applying legal statute in varied clinical settings, from hospitals to social care in community settings. Recent case law is detailed and examples of ethical dilemmas and medico-legal challenges feature, along with guidance to navigate these in clinical practice. Applying mental capacity principles in end-of-life decision-making is an area of discussion, as well as the future of legislative changes in the field. To be read alongside the MCA 2005 Code of Practice, this guide will support mental health and social care professionals in clinical settings.

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Language

English