Developing a legal framework for advance healthcare planning: Comparing England & Wales and Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-23T10:10:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-23T10:10:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-22T18:10:29Z
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the legislative frameworks for advance healthcare planning in England & Wales (the Mental Capacity Act 2005) and in Ireland (the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015), undertaking a comparative analysis of each measure, with particular focus on the detail of the approaches taken. It is only through this kind of detailed focus that the normative choices made by legislation can fully be understood and evaluated. The article argues that, in several respects, possibly because the drafters were able to reflect lessons learned from other jurisdictions, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a more rounded and complete form of advance healthcare planning than that provided by the Mental Capacity Act. This is on the basis that it provides more protection for patient choice; better potential for delivery on the choices made; and a more appropriate balance between formalities and enforceability.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionSubmitted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationDonnelly, M. (2017) 'Developing a Legal Framework for Advance Healthcare Planning: Comparing England & Wales and Ireland', European Journal of Health Law, 24(1), pp. 67-84. doi: 10.1163/15718093-12341412en
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/15718093-12341412
dc.identifier.endpage84en
dc.identifier.issn0929-0273
dc.identifier.issn1571-8093
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean Journal of Health Lawen
dc.identifier.startpage67en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5687
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBrill Academic Publishersen
dc.relation.urihttp://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15718093-12341412
dc.rights© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden 2016. This is a pre-review version of an article published in European Journal of Health Law. The published article is available at http://doi.org/10.1163/15718093-12341412en
dc.subjectHealth lawen
dc.subjectAdvance healthcare planningen
dc.subjectAssisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 Irelanden
dc.subjectMental Capacity Act 2005 England & Walesen
dc.subjectMental Capacity Acten
dc.subjectPower of attorneyen
dc.subjectCapacityen
dc.subjectAdvance directiveen
dc.subjectAutonomyen
dc.subjectTreatmenten
dc.subjectEnd-of-lifeen
dc.titleDeveloping a legal framework for advance healthcare planning: Comparing England & Wales and Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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