Mental Health and the Law – Consent to Treatment – Self-help Resources

Consent to treatment means a person must give
permission before they receive any type of medical treatment, test or
examination.

Consent to Treatment (nhs.uk)

  • How consent is given
  • Consent from children and young people
  • When consent is not needed
  • Consent and life support
  • Complaints
  • Assessing capacity
  • What is capacity?
  • How capacity is assessed
  • Respecting personal beliefs
  • Determining a person’s best interests
  • Involving the Court of Protection
  • Changes in capacity
  • Advance decisions and power of attorney
  • Children and young people
  • Parental responsibility
  • When consent can be overruled

 

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