Other publications
Advance care planning: A guide for Health and Social Care staff; NHS End of Life Care Programme/University of Nottingham; August 2007
Developed as part of the NHS End of Life Care Programme 2004-07
Best Interests: Guidance on determining the best interests of adults who lack the capacity to make a decision (or decisions) for themselves; British Psychological Society; September 2007
Guidance funded by the Department of Health under the programme for developing materials to support the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation:A joint statement from the British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing; October 2007
Rights, risks and Restraints: an exploration into the use of restraint in the care of older people; Commission for Social Care Inspection; November 2007
Guidance for inspectors: how to move towards restraint free care; Commission for Social Care Inspection; December 2007
Always a last resort: Inquiry into the prescription of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia living in care homes; Alzheimer’s Disease Society; April 2008
Report produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia.
Whose decision; Mental Health Foundation; May 2008
Research conducted before the MCA came into force, into staff knowledge of issues surrounding mental capacity, staff awareness of the Act, and training provision prior to the Act.
The full report, key findings and summary of findings are available to download
Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together; General Medical Council; June 2008
Guidance for doctors on the principles on which good clinical decisions should be based.
Banking on Good Decisions documents; Mental Health Foundation; June 2008
Banking on Good Decisions (full text)
Banking on Good Decisions (summary)
Banking on Good Decisions (easier read)
