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Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation

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Summary

This guide, published by Patient, outlines some of the key elements of mental capacity and mental health legislation including:

  • General principles of consent
  • Emergency treatment
  • Best interests
  • Adults who are not competent to give consent
  • Advance care planning
  • Mental Health Act relevant to consent
  • Section 57: Treatment requiring consent and a second opinion.
Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation https://patient.info/doctor/consent-to-treatment-mental-capacity-and-mental-health-legislation
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