An update on informed consent and the effect on the clinical practice of those working with people with a learning disability.
In people with learning disability who have capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 health professionals need to ensure that, when they are giving consent to treatment with medication, the consent is truly 'informed'. The judgment of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] and the Accessibl...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 36 - 41 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
7/19/2018
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |