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Case law on best interests decisions in relation to serious medical treatment

Author: Elmari Bishop and Tim Spencer-Lane

Updated Date: 28 January 2020

Publication Date: 13 June 2016

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Introduction

Case law examining situations where the Mental Capacity Act will not provide the authority for a medical treatment decision to be made for someone who lacks the capacity to make the decision themselves.

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Bishop, E and Spencer-Lane, T (2016, updated 2020) Case law on best interests decisions in relation to serious medical treatment. Practice Guidance.
Community Care Inform
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https://adults.ccinform.co.uk/practice-guidance/case-law-on-best-interests-decisions-in-relation-to-serious-medical-treatment/
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