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Be able to establish consent when providing care or support

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In this tutorial you will learn:

When providing care or support to individuals, it is important to remember that those individuals always have a choice
It is important to make sure that the individual has given permission, otherwise known as consent
Consent may be expressed in writing, or it may be conveyed verbally or non-verbally

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Click to access the ‘Assessment of capacity and best interests decision-making' on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website.
Click on the icon to the left to visit a webpage about Consent to Treatment (Mental Capacity and Mental Health Legislation) from the website Patient.co.uk. The article is very informative and covers the general principles of consent.
Click on the web icon to the left to access a resource from the Social Care Institute for Excellence about the Mental Capacity Act
Click to read ‘Consent’ on the First Steps for Health Care Assistants website.
'Principles of consent’ from the Royal College of Nursing. Click to read this document.
This resource from the Social Care Institute for Excellence is about the Mental Capacity Act.

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