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- A Best Interest decision can only be made when the matter to be decided is a matter that it would normally be within the person's power to decide (and not something that would normally be outside of their control). A Best Interests decision should, wherever possible reflect the decision that the person lacking capacity would make for themselves.
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– In all other cases, decisions should be made following the clinician-led best interests process. Is a best interests decision required? Once it has been judged that someone lacks the capacity to make a decision, the first question to establish is whether a best interests decision is required.
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Aug 11, 2020 · When a person lacks capacity to make a particular decision at the time the decision needs to be made, all actions and decisions taken by practitioners must be in the person's best interests. This principle covers all aspects of financial, personal welfare and healthcare decision making and actions.
Health professionals must act in your best interests before taking certain steps that affect your care and treatment. The Mental Capacity Act has a best interests checklist, which outlines what health professionals need to consider before taking an action or decision for you while you lack capacity.
best interests decisions will be required. In many respects, having to determine someone’s best interests should be seen as a failure: a failure to enable the person to decide for themselves.
This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years and over who may lack capacity now or in the future. It aims to help health and social care practitioners support people to make their own decisions where they have the capacity to do so. It also helps practitioners to keep people who lack capacity at the centre of the decision-making ...
Making decisions in someone’s best interests. Any decisions you make for someone must be right for them (‘in their best interests’). Take into account: what they would have decided if they...
