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Mental Capacity Information
Mental Capacity Act
Mental Capacity Assessment
Patients who lack mental capacity to make decisions about their treatment have a legal right to an advocate in certain circumstances. When this arises in primary practice, GPs have a legal duty under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to refer for an independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA)."
"The capacity assessment referral form developed by NEW Devon CCG with the support of Devon LMC can be given out by surgeries to anyone (social worker, solicitor or other professional) requesting a GP to complete a capacity assessment. The form is designed as an aid to GPs to ensure they have enough information about the request to decide whether they are the most appropriate person to complete the assessment. The form is not compulsory."
British Medical Association (BMA) Mental capacity toolkit
Mental Capacity Act code of practice
Mental Capacity Act toolkit and MCA assessment form
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 questionnaire for General Practice and Out of Hours Services
NHS Choices - What is the Mental Capacity Act?
Social Care Institute for Excellence - Mental Capacity Act 2005 resources and services
Social Care Institute for Excellence - Mental Capacity assessment tools
Vulnerability, Mental Capacity and Self-Neglect
Advances Decisions
Advances Decision to refuse treatment
Involving patients and families in decisions about DNACPR
Resuscitation Council - Decisions relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Assessing Capacity
Mental Capacity Assessment information - NHS Devon
Up to date guidance on consent
Cervical screening ceasing MCA
Cervical screening ceasing MCA form
Confidentiality and MCA
General Medical Capacity - Confidentiality and MCA
Deprivation of liberty safeguards
Covert medication and deprivation of liberty
Deprivation of liberty safeguarding - coroner update
Information for carers and family of people with LD
This guideline has been signed off on behalf of NHS Devon.
Publication date: December 2017
Updated: July 2021
