A single number may not='blanket' response. For exmpl, in NE, a pall care advice line for clinicians has a single number, but the provider service is shared between teams on a weekly rota; the caller always reaches a specialist: the work is shared, the number remains the same 2/
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I may be in danger of applying oversimplification of complex legal issues here, but there is no point in hospital exam/assessment if intention is to refuse hospital treatment/admission. Assessment and treatment at home, within the constraints of this, may still be acceptable.
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Yes, I'm wary of half dipping into legal discussions too, but common sense also has its place. Medical futility is something we hear plenty about, but few things seem more futile than taking a dying person to hospital if they don't want to be treated. Nature: Ambulance Purpose: ?
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The relevant section of the Mental Capacity Act uses these words, John. can you see the problem?pic.twitter.com/CgJFDTpBZQ
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If the MCA attempts to allow for our prior consent to be respected upon subsequent incapacity, why does it not reflect all aspects of consent? Why is it not an ADRET?
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I do often write - 'it is often easier to think in terms of interventions being refused' - but the Act uses the word 'treatment' in its sections on Advance Decisions. And - to be frank - the understanding of the MCA within clinical circles is hopeless, so 'they look at words'.
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