Capacity to consent to treatment and care in an older person
Background
This case study supports the information on Older adults in the Ethical Hub. It aims to help explain how certain principles in our guidance should be applied to patients and in practice.
- Each case study begins with the patient’s notes to set the scene and the characters
- The grey boxes tell the story
- The blue boxes summarise the doctor’s considerations and/or actions
- At the end of each case study we highlight the paragraphs in our guidance for your reference
