An update on informed consent and the effect on the clinical practice of those working with people with a learning disability
Journal article
Adams, D., Marsden, D., Carr, C. and Senior, K. 2018. An update on informed consent and the effect on the clinical practice of those working with people with a learning disability. Learning Disability Practice. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2018.e1855
Authors | Adams, D., Marsden, D., Carr, C. and Senior, K. |
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Abstract | In people with learning disability who have capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 health professionals need to ensure that, when they are giving consent to treatment with medication, the consent is truly ‘informed’. The judgment of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] and the Accessible Information Standard (NHS England 2016) seek to clarify this position which affects learning disability nurses as well as other healthcare professionals. This article examines how the law affects the way information is provided to service users. For people without capacity ‘Best Interests’ will continue to be applied. |
Keywords | Accessible Information Standard; Informed consent ; Intellectual disability; Mental capacity |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Learning Disability Practice |
Publisher | RCNi |
ISSN | 1465-8712 |
2047-8968 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2018.e1855 |
Official URL | https://journals.rcni.com/learning-disability-practice/evidence-and-practice/an-update-on-informed-consent-and-the-effect-on-the-clinical-practice-of-those-working-with-people-with-a-learning-disability-ldp.2018.e1855/abs |
Related URL | https://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/id/eprint/42279/1/Marsden-D-42279-AAM.pdf |
Publication dates | |
18 Jul 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 2018 |
Deposited | 02 Mar 2022 |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/908x1/an-update-on-informed-consent-and-the-effect-on-the-clinical-practice-of-those-working-with-people-with-a-learning-disability
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