Action Information Obtained who consulted/date 1 Has this person been assessed Yes as lacking capacity to make this Give the date of the decision? assessment, go to question 2. No A Mental Capacity Assessment must be carried out in relation to this decision. 2 Does the person have a LPA or Yes a court appointed deputy who The person holding the LPA or has authority to make this Deputy must be consulted. decision? No Go to question 3 3 If the decision under Yes consideration is for medical The Advance Decision is legally treatment, has the person made binding if valid. an Advance Decision to refuse No this treatment? Go to question 4 4 Is it likely that the person will Yes regain capacity in relation to the Go to question 5. decision in question? No Go to question 6. 5 Can the decision wait until the Yes person regains mental capacity? If it is reasonable to do so, then you must wait. No Go to question 6 6 Has the person been helped to Yes participate in the decision Go to question 7 making process as fully as No possible? This step must be taken. Please record all relevant information about the person’s wishes and beliefs in relation to this decision. (Including any relevant statements made when he/she had capacity)
Action who consulted/date Information Obtained 1 Has this person been assessed as lacking capacity to make this decision? Yes Give the date of the assessment, go to question 2. No A Mental Capacity Assessment must be carried out in relation to this decision. 2 Does the person have a LPA or a court appointed deputy who has authority to make this decision? Yes The person holding the LPA or Deputy must be consulted. No Go to question 3 3 If the decision under consideration is for medical treatment, has the person made an Advance Decision to refuse this treatment? Yes The Advance Decision is legally binding if valid. No Go to question 4 4 Is it likely that the person will regain capacity in relation to the decision in question? Yes Go to question 5. No Go to question 6. 5 Can the decision wait until the person regains mental capacity? Yes If it is reasonable to do so, then you must wait. No Go to question 6 6 Has the person been helped to participate in the decision making process as fully as possible? Yes Go to question 7 No This step must be taken. Please record all relevant information about the person’s wishes and beliefs in relation to this decision. (Including any relevant statements made when he/she had capacity)
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