title: Consent to clinical decisions when capacity is absent. part 1: Making decisions.
abstract: IN JUNE last year, the government announced its intention to publish a Mental Incapacity Bill. The bill is now published in draft form and aims to give people with impaired capacity in England and Wales the same legal protection already enjoyed by people in Scotland.
authors.affiliation: Older people, Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nazarko