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British Journal of Community Nursing, 2018
Best interests is the standard by which the law judges the propriety of care and treatment for adults who lack decision making capacity. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice argues that the best way to decide on a person's best interests is through a multidisciplinary best interests meeting to enable all views, including those of the patient ...
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Best interests is the standard by which the law judges the propriety of care and treatment for adults who lack decision making capacity. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice argues that the best way to decide on a person's best interests is through a multidisciplinary best interests meeting to enable all views, including those of the patient ...
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BMJ, 2008
Whether patients have full autonomy or are incapable of indicating their values, how should we determine what is best for them?
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Whether patients have full autonomy or are incapable of indicating their values, how should we determine what is best for them?
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The Modern Law Review, 1997
For several decades medical ethics literature has stressed the importance of respecting the patient's right to make her own choices. The principle of autonomy or self determination is viewed as foundational in modern health care law.' More recently the pervasive influence of rights discourse has been underlined by various factors, such as the ...
Marie, Fox, Jean, McHale
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For several decades medical ethics literature has stressed the importance of respecting the patient's right to make her own choices. The principle of autonomy or self determination is viewed as foundational in modern health care law.' More recently the pervasive influence of rights discourse has been underlined by various factors, such as the ...
Marie, Fox, Jean, McHale
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Health Care Analysis, 2008
In this article I will show that 'best interests' is a concept that fits nicely with many of the features of pragmatism--Holm and Edgar's rejection of the principle in favour of pragmatism it will be suggested is misplaced. 'Best interests' as a principle may be considered an embodiment of the ideals of pragmatic adjudication.
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In this article I will show that 'best interests' is a concept that fits nicely with many of the features of pragmatism--Holm and Edgar's rejection of the principle in favour of pragmatism it will be suggested is misplaced. 'Best interests' as a principle may be considered an embodiment of the ideals of pragmatic adjudication.
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Determining a patient's best interests
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2011Best interests is the standard by which the law judges the propriety of care and treatment for adults who lack decision-making capacity. Since the introduction of mental capacity legislation, determining best interests has moved from a paternalistic risk benefit analysis by the district nurse providing care to an incapable patient to a more holistic ...
Richard, Griffith, Cassam, Tengnah
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Reconsidering ‘Best Interests’
2008Recently the ethics of infant male circumcision has generated a considerable debate in bioethics journals. In previous publications we have sought to argue that, by contrast, healthcare lawyers have unjustifi ably neglected the topic, accepting a dominant characterization of male circumcision as a standard and benign medical practice, which parents can
Marie Fox, Michael Thomson
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Best Interest: A Philosophical Critique
Health Care Analysis, 2008On one conception of "best interest" there can only be one course of action in a given situation that is in a person's best interest. In this paper we will first consider what theories of "best interest" and rational decision-making that can lead to this conclusion and explore some of the less commonly appreciated implications of these theories.
Søren, Holm, Andrew, Edgar
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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2016
Background: Advance directives (ADs) have traditionally been viewed as clear instructions for implementing patient wishes at times of compromised decision-making capacity (DMC). However, whether individuals prefer ADs to be strictly followed or to serve as general guidelines has not been studied.
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Background: Advance directives (ADs) have traditionally been viewed as clear instructions for implementing patient wishes at times of compromised decision-making capacity (DMC). However, whether individuals prefer ADs to be strictly followed or to serve as general guidelines has not been studied.
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Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 2016
Healthcare assistants must always act in a patient's best interests.
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Healthcare assistants must always act in a patient's best interests.
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