In a previous post, I introduced the Mental Capacity Act and the fact that some people can’t make some decisions for themselves. In such cases, the Mental Capacity Act and other case law provide frameworks and tests used to assess whether a person has the Mental Capacity to make a particular decision. The Mental Capacity […]
When we last spoke, I shared a brief story of how thoughtful communication can be the difference between assessing a person as having capacity to make a decision or not. Today, I’d like to share two different aspects of communication in relation to assessing mental capacity. First, in order to assess a person as having […]