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100 1 Association, British Medical
245 10 Assessment of Mental Capacity :|bGuidance for Doctors and
Lawyers
250 2nd ed
264 1 Chichester :|bJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,|c2004
264 4 |c©2008
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505 0 Intro -- Assessment of Mental Capacity: Guidance for
doctors and lawyers -- Contents -- Acknowledgements --
List of cases -- List of statutes -- List of statutory
instruments -- Part I Introduction -- 1 The law, practice,
and this book -- 1.1 What is capacity? -- 1.2 The need to
define capacity -- 1.3 Proposals for law reform -- 1.4 How
to use this book -- 1.5 Scope of this book -- 1.6 Where to
obtain further advice -- 2 Professional and ethical issues
-- 2.1 Capacity to instruct a solicitor -- 2.2
Confidentiality -- 2.3 Creating the right environment for
assessing capacity -- 2.4 Refusal to be assessed -- 2.5
People assessed as lacking capacity -- 2.6 Summary of
points for doctors -- 2.7 Summary of points for lawyers --
Part II Legal principles -- 3 What are the legal
principles? -- 3.1 Capacity and the role of the courts --
3.2 Capacity and the law of evidence -- 3.3 Practical
suggestions for solicitors instructing doctors -- 3.4
Practical suggestions for doctors receiving instructions
from solicitors -- 3.5 Witnessing documents -- Part III
Legal tests of capacity -- 4 Capacity to deal with
financial affairs -- 4.1 Powers of attorney -- 4.2
Capacity to manage property and affairs -- 4.3 Capacity to
claim and receive social security benefits -- 4.4
Protection from financial abuse -- 5 Capacity to make a
will -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Testamentary capacity --
5.3 Supervening incapacity -- 5.4 The need for medical
evidence - the "golden rule" -- 5.5 Checklist -- 5.6
Capacity to revoke a will -- 5.7 Statutory wills -- 6
Capacity to make a gift -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The
test of capacity -- 6.3 Checklist -- 6.4 Gifts made by
attorneys -- 6.5 Gifts made on behalf of Court of
Protection patients -- 6.6 Risk of financial abuse -- 7
Capacity to litigate -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The test
of capacity -- 7.3 Applying the test
505 8 7.4 The representative in legal proceedings -- 7.5
Implications of incapacity -- 8 Capacity to enter into a
contract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 General rules -- 8.3
Voidable contracts -- 8.4 Necessaries -- 8.5 Proposals for
law reform -- 8.6 Court of Protection patients -- 8.7
Checklist -- 9 Capacity to vote -- 9.1 Entitlement to vote
-- 9.2 Legal incapacity to vote -- 9.3 Eligibility for
registration -- 9.4 At the polling station -- 9.5 Postal
and proxy voting -- 9.6 Conclusion -- 10 Capacity and
personal relationships -- 10.1 Right to form relationships
-- 10.2 Family relationships -- 10.3 Sexual relationships
-- 10.4 Capacity to consent to marriage -- 10.5 Capacity
to separate or divorce -- 10.6 Conclusion -- 11 Capacity
to consent: the criminal law and sexual offences -- 11.1
Proposed changes to the law -- 11.2 Giving evidence in
court -- 11.3 Conclusion -- 12 Capacity to consent to and
refuse medical treatment -- 12.1 Medical procedures --
12.2 The need for patient consent -- 12.3 Capacity to
consent to medical procedures -- 12.4 Treatment of adults
lacking capacity to consent -- 12.5 Capacity to make
anticipatory decisions -- 12.6 Confidentiality -- 12.7
Access to records -- 13 Capacity to consent to research
and innovative treatment -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2
Research governance -- 13.3 Capacity to consent to
research -- 13.4 Research involving incompetent adults --
13.5 Innovative treatment -- 13.6 Proposals for law reform
-- Part IV Practical aspects of the assessment of capacity
-- 14 Practical guidelines for doctors -- 14.1
Introduction -- 14.2 Defining capacity -- 14.3 The
doctor's role -- 14.4 A systematic approach to assessing
capacity -- 14.5 The mental state in relation to capacity
-- 14.6 Personality disorders -- 14.7 The duty to enhance
mental capacity -- 14.8 Retrospective assessment -- 14.9
General guidance
505 8 15 Practical guidelines for lawyers -- 15.1 Introduction -
- 15.2 Who should assess the person? -- 15.3 Psychiatric
diagnoses -- 15.4 Medical assessment of mental conditions
-- Appendices -- Appendix A Case studies -- Appendix B The
Official Solicitor -- Appendix C Practice Note (Official
Solicitor: Declaratory Proceedings: Medical and welfare
decisions for adults who Lack Capacity) -- Appendix D
Practice Note (Official Solicitor: Appointment in Family
Proceedings) -- Appendix E Medical certificate for the
Official Solicitor with guidance notes -- Appendix F
Medical certificate for the Court of Protection with notes
for guidance -- Appendix G Sample letter: Test of capacity
-- Useful addresses -- Further reading -- Index
520 This guide on assessment of people with some sort of
mental impairment is a broad ranging report produced
jointly by the British Medical Association and the Law
Society. It is an authoritative statement on an important
area. Its wide ranging coverage makes it essential reading
for these groups. The second edition has been revised
throughout to bring it right up to date with present
requirements
588 Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other
sources
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650 0 Capacity and disability -- Great Britain.;Mental health
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700 1 Society, The Law
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