Who decides whether the patient is mentally incapacitated?

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7153, 1998, Pages 280-

  Leung, Wai Ching ^a  

^a Sunderland Health Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032566205     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7153.280     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Gadd E. Changing the law on decision making for mentally incapacitated adults. BMJ 1998; 316: 90. (10 January.)
2. Re T (Adult: refusal of treatment) [1992] 4 All ER 649.
3. Re C (Adult: refusal of treatment) [1994] 1 All ER 819.
4. Lord Chancellor's Department. Who decides? Making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults. London: HMSO, 1997.
5. Law Commission. Mental incapacity. London: HMSO, 1995.