Mental capacity: part two

This module is the second in our CPPE
series about mental capacity. It will consider what lacking mental capacity means for medical treatment, the issue of covert administration of medicines and the role of the pharmacy team.

Learning objectives:

• Understand what lacking mental capacity means for medical treatment
• Be able to define covert administration of medicines and know when it might be considered
• Understand the role of the pharmacy team in medicines management and covert administration of medicines.