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Section 5 acts

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Acts in connection with care or treatment

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Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice

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Tasks carried out by carers, healthcare or social care staff which involve the personal care, healthcare or medical treatment of people who lack capacity to consent to them – referred to in the Mental Capacity Act as ‘section 5 acts’.
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