Needle Exchange and the Mental Capacity Act 2005

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Needle Exchange and the Mental Capacity Act2005

• Pauline Rigby

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Mental Capacity Act

• Why are we talking about it?
• Good practice issues
• Duty of care

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Why?

• UKHRA discussion group enquiry
• Legal issues for workers
• Professional development

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Principles of the Act

• Understand information
• Retain information
• Use/weigh the information
• Communicate decision

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Good Practice

• Being aware
• Best care for clients
• Responsible service delivery

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Duty of care

• Examples
• The swimmer
• Suicide risk

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Contact details

• Pauline Rigby
• pauline.rigby_at_powys.gov.uk
• www.publicguardian.gov.uk
• Copies of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of
  Practice