Capacity in the time of Coronavirus.
Int J Law Psychiatry
; 70: 101560, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2278969
ABSTRACT
In the course of a few short weeks, many of the established legal frameworks relating to decision-making in England & Wales in respect of those with impaired decision-making capacity have been ripped up, or apparently rendered all but unusable. Although the Mental Capacity Act 2005 itself has not been amended, the impact of other legislation (especially the Coronavirus Act 2020) means that duties towards those with impaired decision-making capacity have been radically changed. This article reflects the experience of a practising barrister in England & Wales grappling with the impact of COVID-19 upon the Mental Capacity Act 2005 across a range of fields in the weeks after the world appeared to change in mid-March 2020.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Mental Competency
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Coronavirus Infections
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Decision Making
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Law Psychiatry
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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