BMA: Dr Julian Sheather discusses the impact of the new Mental capacity Act for patients and doctors.
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To get more information about the Mental Capacity Act go to the BMA website:
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/mencapact05
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(27th June 2008)
The only persons this Capacity Act protects are the Social Workers! It does NOT protect the patient. Doctors don't seem to have the say when Social Workers take over.......
shadowindz1 1 year ago