Article: The Mental Capacity Act: 'Best interests' - a review of the literature

This review of the literature looks at the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act between October 2007 and December 2016.   It discusses what is best practice, who can make a best practice decision, the advance decision to refuse treatment, and the role of the independent mental capacity advocate,

Marshall, H and Sprung, S 2017 The Mental Capacity Act: 'Best interests' - a review of the literature. British Journal of Community Nursing, 2017 August 22 (8) p 384 -389.

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