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Making decisions for incapable adults: the Scottish law.
Full Abstract
With the law in England and Wales relating to incapable adult due to be given a new and improved structure with the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in Spring 2007 (see last month's article) Richard Griffith outlines how the law in Scotland meets the needs of adults with incapacity through the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
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Author information
Author/s: Griffith, Richard (R);
Affiliation: Health Law, School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith(-atsign-)swan.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: British journal of community nursing (Br J Community Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 11 (issue 7) : pp 308-13
Dates: Created 2006/08/23; Completed 2006/09/21;
PMID: 16926712, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)
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