title: Restraint and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
abstract: In their latest article on Mental Capacity Act 2005 and district nurse practice, Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah discuss the requirements for the lawful use of restraint and examine when an action may lead to a deprivation of liberty under the Act.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom