Practice question
Soline Jerram Nurse consultant, Berkshire East Community Health Services and chair of the nurses’ and allied health professionals’ special interest group, British Geriatrics Society
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) have been part of the legal framework for the care of people lacking capacity since 2009. Yet there remains a great deal of misunderstanding and fear about the practical application of this part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Nursing Older People.
22, 6, 14-14.
doi: 10.7748/nop.22.6.14.s25
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