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Treatment of patients who lack capacity

Implications of the L. v. Bournewood Community Trust ruling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gill Livingston*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UCL Medical School, Wolfson Building, 48 Riding House Street, London W1N 8AA
Sheila Hollins
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry of Learning Disability, St George's Medical School, London
Cornelius Katona
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UCL Medical School, London
Helen Matthews
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry of Learning Disability, St George's Hospital Medical School, London
Angela Hassiotis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, UCL Medical School, London
Martin Blanchard
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital Medical School, London
Nick Bouras
Affiliation:
Section of Disability, Division of Psychiatry and Psychology, UMDS, Guy's Hospital, London
Kim Davidson
Affiliation:
Kingston and District Community NHS Trust, Surrey
Janet Carrick
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
Lindsay Gee
Affiliation:
Capsticks Solicitors, London
Stella Wiltshire
Affiliation:
West Park Hospital, Surrey
*
Correspondence
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

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