title: Legal advice. Richard Griffith on the Mental Capacity Act.
abstract: Frequently, I am asked by healthcare assistants (HCAs) what the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has to do with their practice as they are not concerned with formal assessments of decision-making capacity or determinations of patients' best interests.
authors.affiliation: Swansea University.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom