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Mental incapacity: implications of The Law Commission Report

West Cheshire NHS Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1UL and Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust, SCOPE, Carisbrooke Resource Centre, Wenlock Way, Gorton, Manchester M12 5LF

Rob Jones, Senior Lecturer

Department of Health Care of the Elderly, Floor B, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, MG7 2UH

^* Correspondence

The Law Commission report on Mental Incapacity was published in 1995 and examines how decisions can be made on behalf of those who are unable to make decisions for themselves. It has for reaching implications for psychiatrists and recommends the introduction of new legislation. Research with those unable to consent, advance treatment directives, decisions about medical treatment and public law protection of vulnerable incapable people are areas covered in the document. Although there are some concerns for psychiatrists, many of the proposals can be welcomed.