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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Hampshire Mental Capacity Toolkit in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the individual's name, address, and client reference number at the top of the form. This information is essential for identifying the person being assessed.
  3. In the section regarding the decision that needs to be made, clearly state what specific decision is under consideration. Refer to guidance notes if needed for clarity.
  4. Document all steps taken to assist the individual in making their own decision. This should include how you have adhered to statutory principles regarding capacity.
  5. Proceed through each assessment question methodically, recording evidence and observations as required. Ensure you capture responses accurately for questions about understanding, retention, weighing information, and communication.
  6. Complete the conclusion section based on your findings from the assessment questions. Sign and date where indicated to finalize the document.

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The approved mental capacity professional ( AMCP ) is a new, specialist role providing enhanced oversight for those people who need it most. AMCPs will be independent, trained, registered professionals.
Five key principles Principle 1: A presumption of capacity. Principle 2: Individuals being supported to make their own decisions. Principle 3: Unwise decisions. Principle 4: Best interests. Principle 5: Less restrictive option.
The MCA says that a person is unable to make their own decision if they cannot do one or more of the following four things: Understand information given to them. Retain that information long enough to be able to make the decision. Weigh up the information available to make the decision.
How is mental capacity assessed? understand the information relevant to the decision. retain that information for long enough to make the decision. use or weigh up that information as part of the process of making the decision. communicate their decision in any way.
The MCA says a person is unable to make a decision if they cannot do 1 or more of these things: understand the information relevant to the decision. retain that information for long enough to make the decision. use or weigh up that information as part of the process of making the decision.
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Description. The ability to make judgments and/or attributions about the mental state of other animate entities that allows one to predict or interpret their behaviors. Mental state refers to intentions, beliefs, desires, and emotions.
About this toolkit The purpose of this toolkit is to act as a prompt to doctors providing care and treatment for people in England and Wales who lack, or who may lack, the capacity to make decisions on their own behalf. In our view, this is a situation which most doctors are likely to encounter.
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) requires decision-specific assessments of capacity. A person is assessed as lacking the ability to make a decision, and needing an IMCA, if they cannot do one or more of the following: understand information given to them about the decision.

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