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Key Learning Points
- The MCA 2005 sets out a process for making best interest decisions, not a formula to apply
- An assessment that someone lacks capacity to make a specific decision means we have a responsibility to make a decision in their best interest, seeking to reach the decision that is right for them
- Best interest decision-making is a process of seeking to make the decision that is right for that person as an individual human being
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4f References and further reading
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0 Introduction
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1 Reflecting on values and bias within mental capacity decision-making
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2 The history and current context of mental capacity legislation and policy
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3 The concept of mental capacity
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4 Best interests
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5 Supported decision making
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6 Deprivation of liberty: human rights
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7 MCA in clinical decisions for care and treatment
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8 MCA and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) role
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9 Conclusion