%0 Journal Article
%T Relevant information and the Mental Capacity Act
%A Oluwatoyin A Sorinmade
%J Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management
%@ 2516-0443
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2516043518820148
%X Implicit in the assertion that an individual has consented to/has capacity to decide, is the concept that the individual has understood that which needed to be understood, retained the same and used/weighed this information as part of their decision-making process and thereafter communicated their wishes in whatever way possible. What invariably underpins the decision-making process is the information available to the individual (relevant information) and how this information is influenced by the functioning of their mind/brain. Consent given without an individual having processed the information relevant to the decision at hand is arguably invalid. This paper seeks to draw attention to the underpinning role of ¡°what the patient needs to know¡± ¨C (relevant information) in the correct determination of an individual's decisional capacity
%K Consent
%K Relevant Information
%K Mental Capacity
%K Decisional Autonomy
%K Mental Capcity Act
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2516043518820148