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Project Details

Mental Capacity Assessments in Older Adults

Lead Applicant Name :

Nuala Kane

Project Type :

Research

Approval Date :

26-Jan-2017

References :

Lay Summary :

Older people admitted to hospital for treatment of mental health problems are often unable to make some decisions for themselves because of their condition. When this happens, the person is said to 'lack capacity'. We are interested in how and when doctors carry out assessments of capacity on older adult mental health wards.

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