Capacity & Decision-Making
Mental Capacity Explained for UK Student Nurses
Mental capacity is decision-specific and time-specific. Understand the practical approach and how the law differs across the four UK nations.
Mental Capacity Explained for UK Student Nurses
Mental capacity is decision-specific and time-specific. Understand the practical approach and how the law differs across the four UK nations.
What Happens When Families Disagree With Care
What should happen when relatives and the clinical team disagree, including listening, checking authority, mediation and urgent escalation.
What Happens When Families Disagree With Care
What should happen when relatives and the clinical team disagree, including listening, checking authority, mediation and urgent escalation.
The 5 Principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The five statutory principles used in England and Wales, with practical placement examples and a reminder that Scotland and Northern Ireland use different law.
The 5 Principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
The five statutory principles used in England and Wales, with practical placement examples and a reminder that Scotland and Northern Ireland use different law.
Fluctuating Capacity in Healthcare (Delirium, D...
Why decision-making ability may change with delirium or illness, and how timing, support and reassessment protect the patient.
Fluctuating Capacity in Healthcare (Delirium, D...
Why decision-making ability may change with delirium or illness, and how timing, support and reassessment protect the patient.
Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment in Englan...
How a valid and applicable advance decision can refuse future treatment in England and Wales, with a clear note on the different Scottish position.
Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment in Englan...
How a valid and applicable advance decision can refuse future treatment in England and Wales, with a clear note on the different Scottish position.
How Capacity Assessments Work in England, Wales...
What a decision-specific capacity assessment looks like, including support, evidence, patient responses and important differences between legal frameworks.
How Capacity Assessments Work in England, Wales...
What a decision-specific capacity assessment looks like, including support, evidence, patient responses and important differences between legal frameworks.