Blackstone's guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in stages from April 2007 and will be implemented in full on 1 October 2007. The Act impacts on approximately 2 million people. It introduced new decision-making mechanisms which allow financial, welfare and healthcare decisions to be taken on behalf of p...
Gardado en:
| Autor Principal: | |
|---|---|
| Outros autores: | |
| Idioma: | Undetermined English |
| Publicado: |
Oxford,New York
Oxford University Press
2005
|
| Những chủ đề: | |
| Các nhãn: |
Engadir etiqueta
Sen Etiquetas, Sexa o primeiro en etiquetar este rexistro!
|
| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
|---|
| Tóm tắt: | The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in stages from April 2007 and will be implemented in full on 1 October 2007. The Act impacts on approximately 2 million people. It introduced new decision-making mechanisms which allow financial, welfare and healthcare decisions to be taken on behalf of persons lacking the mental capacity to make such decisions such as the making of advance refusals of treatment (a form of living will); and the creation of lasting powers of attorney, so allowing the appointee to make decisions on finance, health and welfare after the donor has become incompetent to make the decisions themselves |
|---|---|
| Descrición Física: | xxv, 560 p. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0199239045 9780199239047 |