Assessment of mental capacity [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for doctors and lawyers

• Record Nr.: UNISA996203978603316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : BMJ Books, 2004
• ISBN: 1-281-32102-8; 9786611321024; 0-470-75734-5; 0-470-75730-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.1
• Soggetti: Capacity and disability - Great Britain; Mental health laws - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: 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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.