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...based on age but on ideas of ‘capacity’, ‘competence’ and ‘understanding’. Sometimes these dilemmas can be clarified in court such as in the landmark ‘Gillick’ case where the House of Lords agreed that young people under the age of 16 could be prescribed contraception without their parents’ permission. This case (and the subsequent ‘Fraser...

...based work to enable staff to take on tasks they feel capable of doing whilst also keeping connected with colleagues and social networks. There are also other benefits of flexible working such as reduced burnout. Communication and uncertainty: welcome an honest conversation about the uncertainty of prognosis and timelines. The person may not know what their prognosis is,...

...base in older people is better, it may still be skewed in certain population groups. Women and people from ethnic minorities have been underrepresented in clinical trials to date and the benefits or risks associated with a given treatment may not be fully understood. [Elderly man with a stick being comforted by a doctor in a nursing home] Health and care professionals...