legal framework
Mental Capacity Act 2005
legal framework
UK Parliament / Ministry of Justice
Statutory framework for capacity assessment and best interests decisions.
Open sourceMental Capacity Act Code of Practice
legal framework
Ministry of Justice
Guidance on applying the MCA in practice.
Open sourcenational guidance
NICE NG108 — Decision-making and mental capacity
national guidance
NICE
Best-practice recommendations on decision-making and mental capacity.
Open sourceprofessional standard
GMC — Decision making and consent
professional standard
General Medical Council
Doctors' duties around consent and shared decision-making.
Open sourceGMC — Mental capacity ethical guidance
professional standard
General Medical Council
Ethical guidance on assessing capacity.
Open sourcelocal policy
Local Mental Capacity Act policy (demo)
local policy
Demo NHS Trust
Trust MCA policy — configure link in Setup.
Local safeguarding policy (demo)
local policy
Demo NHS Trust
Escalation route for safeguarding concerns.
local guideline
Local IMCA referral guidance (demo)
local guideline
Demo NHS Trust
How to refer for IMCA support locally.