Griffith Richard, Tengnah Cassam
Centre for Philosophy, Law and Healthcare, University of Wales-Swansea, Wales, UK.
Br J Community Nurs. 2005 Jan;10(1):37-41. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2005.10.1.17334.
The government made clear its intention to reform the law relating to mentally incapable adults in the Queen's speech at the state opening of Parliament in November 2004. In this article Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah outline the main provisions of the Mental Capacity Bill and assess its likely impact on district nurses who care for adults with incapacity.