Poor adherence to the mental capacity act and premature death

Heslop, Pauline; S Blair, Peter; Fleming, Peter; Hoghton, Matthew; Marriott, Anna; Russ, Lesley

doi:10.1108/jap-08-2013-0037

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Poor adherence to the mental capacity act and premature death

Published in The Journal of Adult Protection • Nov 16, 2014

Authors:

Pauline Heslop

Peter S Blair

Peter Fleming

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities (CIPOLD) in relation to the Mental Capacity Act (England and Wales) (MCA) 2005. Design/methodology/approach – CIPOLD reviewed the deaths of all kno...

Subject

Safeguarding

Confidentiality

Mental capacity

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