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Text

Box 1: Extract from, Valios, N. (2016) ‘Five steps to assessing capacity’, Community Care, 1 July 2016, Community Care. London..www.communitycare.co.uk/ 2016/ 07/ 01/ five-key-steps-assessing-capacity  [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] www.communitycare.co.uk. Courtesy Natalie Valios.

Box 4: extract from, Mental Capacity Act 2005 c. 9 Part 1 Preliminary, Section 4. www.legislation.gov.uk/ ukpga/ 2005/ 9/ section/ 4  Crown Copyright https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

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