Assessment of mental capacity : guidance for doctors and lawyers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

British Medical Association.

Law Society (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capacity and disability--Great Britain.

Capacity and disability.

Mental health laws--Great Britain.

Mental health laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : BMJ Books, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This guide on assessment of people with some sort of mental impairment is a broad ranging report produced jointly by the British Medical Association and the Law Society. It is an authoritative statement on an important area. Its wide ranging coverage makes it essential reading for these groups. The second edition has been revised throughout to bring it right up to date with present requirements.

Contents:

Assessment of Mental Capacity: Guidance for doctors and lawyers; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of cases; List of statutes; List of statutory instruments; Part I Introduction; 1 The law, practice, and this book; 2 Professional and ethical issues; Part II Legal principles; 3 What are the legal principles?; Part III Legal tests of capacity; 4 Capacity to deal with financial affairs; 5 Capacity to make a will; 6 Capacity to make a gift; 7 Capacity to litigate; 8 Capacity to enter into a contract; 9 Capacity to vote; 10 Capacity and personal relationships

11 Capacity to consent: the criminal law and sexual offences12 Capacity to consent to and refuse medical treatment; 13 Capacity to consent to research and innovative treatment; Part IV Practical aspects of the assessment of capacity; 14 Practical guidelines for doctors; 15 Practical guidelines for lawyers; Appendices; Appendix A Case studies; Appendix B The Official Solicitor; Appendix C Practice Note (Official Solicitor: Declaratory Proceedings: Medical and w

Notes:

Previous ed.: published as by the British Medical Association, 1995.

"This report outlines the current legal requirements in England and Wales concerning assessment of mental capacity. Practical guidelines on the medical assessment of capacity are included" - t.p.

At foot of t.p.: The Law Society ; BMA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611321024

9781281321022

1281321028

9780470757345

0470757345

9780470757307

0470757302

OCLC:

214281373