Changes to the Mental Health Act.
The revised Code of Practice reminds us: the patient's consent should be sought before treatment is given, wherever practicable. (Code, para 23.37)
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D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom