Caring for a woman with intellectual disabilities who refuses clinical diagnostic investigations

Pauline Heslop; Matthew A Hoghton; Anna M Marriott; Marcus Jepson; Antonia Noble

doi:10.1136/bmj.f7645

Caring for a woman with intellectual disabilities who refuses clinical diagnostic investigations

Pauline Heslop, Matthew A Hoghton, Anna M Marriott, Marcus Jepson, Antonia Noble

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Abstract

The Mental Capacity Act is applicable to anyone without the capacity to make a decision for themselves at a particular time. This Endgame describes the care of a woman with intellectual disabilities who refused clinical examinations, and the processes that professionals were required to follow in order to work within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMJ
Volume	348
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7645
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

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PolicyBristolHealthAndWellbeing
intellectual disabilities
clinical care

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Intellectual Disability
clinical care

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CIPOLD: Confidential inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning difficulties
Heslop, P., Marriott, A., Blair, P., Fleming, P., Houghton, M. & Russ, L.
15/03/10 → 15/07/15
Project: Research

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Caring for a woman with intellectual disabilities who refuses clinical diagnostic investigations

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