GeriatricsPsychiatry
Capacity Assessment (Mental Capacity Act)
MCA 2005 — 5 statutory principles, functional + diagnostic test, decision-specific + time-specific.
Source: MCA 2005; Code of Practice
Step 1 of ~3
info
MCA 2005 Principles
Five statutory principles:
1. Presume capacity.
2. Provide all practicable help to make decision.
3. Unwise decisions do NOT mean lack of capacity.
4. If lacks capacity, act in best interests.
5. Choose least restrictive option.
Capacity is decision-specific + time-specific.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Digoxin-specific Antibody Fragments (DigiFab) · Antidote
- Idarucizumab (Praxbind) · Dabigatran reversal agent (specific antidote)
- Digoxin-specific Antibody Fragments (DigiFab) · Antidote
- Digoxin-specific antibody fragments · Digoxin antidote (Fab fragments)
- Tetracosactide · Synthetic ACTH (short Synacthen test)
- Urea (13C) · 13C-urea breath test
Pathways
- Falls Assessment in Older Adults · NICE CG161 2013
- Delirium Outside ICU · NICE CG103
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) · BGS / NICE
- Delirium Assessment and Management · NICE CG103 2010
- Frailty Recognition and Management · BGS Frailty Framework / NHS NHSE
- Polypharmacy and Medicines Optimisation · STOPP/START v2 2014 / NICE NG5
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.