title: The Mental Capacity Bill 2004: its impact on district nurse practice.
abstract: The government made clear its intention to reform the law relating to mentally incapable adults in the Queen's speech at the state opening of Parliament in November 2004. In this article Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah outline the main provisions of the Mental Capacity Bill and assess its likely impact on district nurses who care for adults with incapacity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Philosophy, Law and Healthcare, University of Wales-Swansea, Wales, UK. c.t.tengnah@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D006113:United Kingdom