*Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6TH, email: imdrankushsinghal{at}yahoo.com
Harplands Hospital, Stoke on Trent
Lymebrook Centre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Lymebrook centre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
AIMS AND METHODS
To determine the point prevalence of mental incapacity and the Bournewood gap in general adult and old age mental health in-patients. The correlation of mental capacity assessment between doctors and nurses was investigated. Data were gathered on one census day for all general adult and old age psychiatric in-patients at three hospital sites.
RESULTS
Half the sample lacked capacity and one third fell into the
Bournewood gap. The capacity assessment by nurses and doctors
correlated highly (
=0.719, P=0.0001).
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Bournewood gap patients should have their needs assessed in order to identify and protect their rights. Appropriately trained mental health nursing staff can undertake this assessment.
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