Deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7706, 2009, Pages 1284-1285

  Zigmond, Anthony ^a  

^a LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EDITORIAL; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; EUROPE; FREEDOM; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 67650084320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1888     Document Type: Editorial

References (8)

1. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950).
2. HL v United Kingdom ECtHR [2004] 40 EHRR 761.
3. Mental Health Act 1983. London: Stationary Office, 1983.
4. Mental Capacity Act 2005. London: Stationary Office, 2005.
5. Mental Health Act 2007. London: Stationary Office, 2007.
6. Mental Capacity Act deprivation of liberty safeguards code of practice supplement 2008. London: Stationary Office, 2008.
7. JE v DE and Surrey County Council [2006] EWHC 3459 (Fam).
8. House of Lords House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights, legislative scrutiny session (2006-7).