LEADER 03454nam 2200637Ia 450 001 996203978603316 005 20230617040454.0 010 $a1-281-32102-8 010 $a9786611321024 010 $a0-470-75734-5 010 $a0-470-75730-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000406090 035 $a(EBL)350949 035 $a(OCoLC)271076734 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106772 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11138487 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106772 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10132371 035 $a(PQKB)11296479 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC350949 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL350949 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233224 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL132102 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000406090 100 $a20021118d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAssessment of mental capacity$b[electronic resource] $eguidance for doctors and lawyers 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon $cBMJ Books$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 300 $aPrevious ed.: published as by the British Medical Association, 1995. 300 $a"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. 300 $aAt foot of t.p.: The Law Society ; BMA. 311 $a0-7279-1671-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAssessment 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 327 $a11 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 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aCapacity and disability$zGreat Britain 606 $aMental health laws$zGreat Britain 615 0$aCapacity and disability 615 0$aMental health laws 676 $a614.1 712 02$aBritish Medical Association. 712 02$aLaw Society (Great Britain) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996203978603316 996 $aAssessment of mental capacity$9719620 997 $aUNISA