The Principles of Mental Health Law

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26m
Updated 26 Feb 2023
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Healthcare professionals must balance necessity of treatment, duty of care and their patient's right to autonomy based on capacity. In this lecture, Associate Professor and mental health nurse practitioner Tim Wand explores how these three factors, along with the Mental Health Act, are taken into consideration when providing mental health treatment.

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Last updated26 Feb 2023

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