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TY - JOUR
T1 - Implications of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on advance care planning at the end of life
AU - Foster, Julie
AU - Turner, Mary
PY - 2007/9/19
Y1 - 2007/9/19
N2 - The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is concerned with decisions that are made on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make those decisions for themselves. It has profound implications for decision making in end-of-life care. This article explores some of the issues raised by this legislation and highlights the need for health and social care professionals who are engaged in providing end-of-life care to understand their legal duty in relation to the act.
AB - The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is concerned with decisions that are made on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make those decisions for themselves. It has profound implications for decision making in end-of-life care. This article explores some of the issues raised by this legislation and highlights the need for health and social care professionals who are engaged in providing end-of-life care to understand their legal duty in relation to the act.
KW - Adult
KW - Advance Care Planning
KW - Algorithms
KW - Communication
KW - Decision Making
KW - Decision Trees
KW - Female
KW - Great Britain
KW - Health Services Needs and Demand
KW - Humans
KW - Intellectual Disability
KW - Male
KW - Mental Competency
KW - Nurse's Role
KW - Patient Advocacy
KW - Patient Participation
KW - Terminal Care
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17944136
VL - 22
SP - 35
EP - 39
JO - Nursing Standard
JF - Nursing Standard
SN - 0029-6570
IS - 2
ER -