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- Title:
- 2_011 The Mental Capacity Assessment
- Description:
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This session describes mental capacity and its assessment in the context of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). As this is a statutory role there will be a particular focus on applying the correct legal test in accordance with the principles underpinning the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the guidance in the associated Codes of Practice.
- Hierarchy:
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) > Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) > 2_011 The Mental Capacity Assessment
- Author(s):
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Julie Chalmers
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 6 May 2020
- Keywords:
- 753-014, capacity, mental health act, mental capacity act, MCA
- Quicklink:
- 753-014
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- Title:
- 2_011 The Mental Capacity Assessment
- Description:
-
This session describes mental capacity and its assessment in the context of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). As this is a statutory role there will be a particular focus on applying the correct legal test in accordance with the principles underpinning the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the guidance in the associated Codes of Practice.
- Hierarchy:
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) > Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) > 2_011 The Mental Capacity Assessment
- Author(s):
-
Julie Chalmers
- Created:
- 15 Feb 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 6 May 2020
- Keywords:
- 753-014, capacity, mental health act, mental capacity act, MCA
- Quicklink:
- 753-014