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Autore |
Dimond Bridgit |
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Titolo |
Legal aspects of mental capacity : a practical guide for health and social care professionals / / Bridgit Dimond |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-119-04536-3 |
1-119-04535-5 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (738 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insanity (Law) |
Informed consent (Medical law) |
Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : anatomy of the Mental Capacity Act and its terms -- Background to the legal system and the Mental Capacity Act -- Human rights and statutory principles for governing decision making -- Definition of mental capacity -- Making decisions in the best interests of others -- Lasting powers of attorney -- Court of Protection, court appointed deputies, the Office of the Public Guardian and visitors -- Independent mental capacity advocates -- Advance decisions -- Research -- Protection of vulnerable adults and accountability -- Children and young persons -- Mental capacity and mental disorder -- Deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS) -- Organ and tissue removal, storage and use -- The informal carer -- Implementation, resources, and code of practice -- Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland -- The future. |
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