Capacity in vacuo: An audit of decision-making capacity assessments in a liaison psychiatry service
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Capacity in vacuo: an audit of decision-making capacity assessments in a liaison psychiatry service
Aims and method We aimed to audit the documentation of decision-making capacity (DMC) assessments by our liaison psychiatry service against the legal criteria set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We audited 3 months split over a 2-year period occurring before, during and after an educational intervention to staff. Results There were 21 assessments of DMC in month 1 (6.9% of all referrals), ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BJPsych Bulletin
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2056-4694,2056-4708
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.115.052613