The Mental Capacity Act: The National End Of Life Care

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National agreed ways of working for advance care planning are stated in a few acts and programmes.
The Mental Capacity Act, sets out the directive for future planning of residents’ care and assessment, when they might lose capacity.
Through the National End of Life Care Programme, the quality of care for people, towards their end of life is improved. This program relates to any person whose condition is deteriorating, indicating that they may be in the last year of their life due to a condition or illness.

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