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Health &Welfare lasting powers of attorney and the mental capacity act what healthcare professionals
need to know
Hillary Cragg
Nash & Co Solicitors LLP, UK
T
he Mental Capacity Act has been in force for over a decade,
there is a sense that it is familiar and understood, yet in
practice is not necessarily as well understood as was intended
by Parliament. The health and social care system has created
processed intended to comply with the terms of the Mental
Capacity Act and yet by becoming process driven can fail to fulfil
the empowering obligations that are intended in the Act. When
the Mental Capacity Act came into force, it became possible
to appoint someone to act for the donor regarding their
health and social care decisions. When health and social care
professionals are then dealing with an attorney, what should
they know and how should they treat the decisions made by
the attorney. What exactly are the decisions that the health
and social care professional can make and what decisions can
the attorney make?
Hilary Cragg - Solicitor and Partner - Nash & Co Solicitors LLP
e:
hcragg@nash.co.uk