Purpose Brain Injury Case Managers (BICMs) work closely with individuals with Acquired
Brain Injury (ABI), assessing needs, structuring rehabilitation interventions and providing …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the dilemma at the heart of nursing care–
the striving for empowerment of people in nurses' care with the responsibility to protect …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present an exploration of the experiences of clinical
psychologists involved in implementing the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of how social care staff
experienced applying the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, following its implementation in …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a research project which
investigated the approaches of different groups of assessors to the mental capacity …

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a legal framework for acting on behalf of
individuals who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves. The Mental Capacity …

Purpose The purpose of this paper–written by a practising barrister specialising in the
Mental Capacity Act 2005–is to survey law and practice in England and Wales with a view to …

Significant problems exist in understanding and implementing the Mental Capacity Act 2005
(MCA) despite it having been in place in England and Wales for more than 15 years …

Background: Advances in emergency medicine, both in the field and in trauma centers, have
dramatically increased survival rates of persons sustaining traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

The evaluation of competency in an individual with acquired brain injury has become an
area of increasing concern to health care professionals in recent years. The evolving …