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Mental capacity
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Stakeholder discussion: social worker with an integrated hospital team background
A person's mental capacity may fluctuate over time and may vary depending on the decision to be made. This isn't always understood or recognised by health professionals, although the definitions here are reasonably consistent about it. This can lead to people being inappropriately prevented from making decisions which they do have the capacity to make.
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