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Time to read article: 1 mins
Your repeat prescribing journey
Repeat prescribing is a complex journey that accounts for 75% of prescriptions issued in general practice. With more than 20 steps from the initial decision to prescribe to the patient finally taking the medication, the opportunity for error is great. Therefore, it is no wonder that errors in repeat prescribing frequently occur.
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - England and Wales
Time to read article: 4 mins
Under the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS), six assessments have to be successfully conducted before a local authority (supervisory body) can authorise the deprivation of an individual’s liberty in a hospital or a care home.
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Introduction to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - England and Wales
Time to read article: 3 mins
The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (MCA DOLS) provide a legal framework around the deprivation of liberty.
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Dealing with non-compliant patients
Time to read article: 2 mins
A doctor’s primary concern is to do their best for their patients; this includes giving advice and treatment, and arranging investigations in accordance with the current evidence base and the patient’s best interests.
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Articles and features
04/02/2013
Hot topic: Consent for audio or visual recordings
Hot topic: Consent for audio or visual recordings
Time to read article: 2 mins
Consent for taking photographs and making recordings is vital, explains MPS medicolegal adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw.
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Independent Mental Capacity Advocates
Time to read article: 3 mins
The role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) is to support and represent a person who lacks capacity in making a specific decision, and who has no-one (other than paid carers) to support them. This factsheet sets out further information about IMCAs and the role they play.
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Best interests tests - England and Wales
Time to read article: 4 mins
The best interests principle in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the Act) states that any act done or decision made on behalf of an adult lacking capacity must be in their best interests. This can cover financial, health and social care decisions.
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Parental responsibility
Time to read article: 3 mins
Parental responsibility refers to the rights and responsibilities that most parents have in respect of their children. This factsheet gives advice on who has parental responsibility and where responsibility lies in situations in which there are disagreements over the best interests of the child.
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