Holding onto principles – the MCA 2005 and Covid-19
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Neil Allen, Alex Ruck Keene and Rachel Sullivan discuss some legal dilemmas that have arisen in mental health law as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.In this webinar, Neil Allen and Alex Ruck Keene, assisted by Rachel Sullivan, will cover:
- Capacity assessment under adverse conditions
- Best interests and public health restrictions
- Best interests and scarce resources
- Advance care planning
- DoLS dilemmas
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