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- Title:
- Best interests
- Description:
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The session explains ‘best interests’, by outlining the statutory best interests checklist and discussing when this must be used, and how. It explores the tension that often applies between what a person may want and what is offered (whether due to financial/resource issues, or as a matter of informed expert opinion). It looks at the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) and when they must be instructed. It concludes by explaining how best interests decision making should be recorded.
- Hierarchy:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) > Resources for Staff Working in a Primary Care and Community Setting > General Practitioners (GPs), including resources for returning GPs > Resources for Returning GPs > Specific consultation and clinical topics > Mental Capacity Act > Best interests
- Created:
- 30 Jul 2019
- Last Major Update:
- 3 Apr 2024
- Keywords:
- 783-004, MCA, Mental Capacity Act, human rights, Best interests
- Quicklink:
- 783-004
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Presentation
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4.4/5
Interactivity
4.4/5
4.4/5
Self assessments
4.4/5
4.4/5
- Title:
- Best interests
- Description:
-
The session explains ‘best interests’, by outlining the statutory best interests checklist and discussing when this must be used, and how. It explores the tension that often applies between what a person may want and what is offered (whether due to financial/resource issues, or as a matter of informed expert opinion). It looks at the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) and when they must be instructed. It concludes by explaining how best interests decision making should be recorded.
- Hierarchy:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) > Resources for Staff Working in a Primary Care and Community Setting > General Practitioners (GPs), including resources for returning GPs > Resources for Returning GPs > Specific consultation and clinical topics > Mental Capacity Act > Best interests
- Created:
- 30 Jul 2019
- Last Major Update:
- 3 Apr 2024
- Keywords:
- 783-004, MCA, Mental Capacity Act, human rights, Best interests
- Quicklink:
- 783-004