"Capacity is key": investigating new legal provisions in England and Wales for adult safeguarding.
"Capacity is key": investigating new legal provisions in England and Wales for adult safeguarding.
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“能力是关键”：调查英格兰和威尔士有关成人保护的新法律规定。
DOI：
10.1080/08946566.2013.770313
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Manthorpe J
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作者：
Manthorpe J
本研究旨在调查新实施的《2005年精神能力法案》的地方成人保护协调员的观点和经验。英格兰和威尔士的这项立法以保护和赋权为双重目标。我们于2008年和两年后对伦敦地区地方当局雇用的15名成人保护协调员（SACs）进行了访谈。共有12家sac参与了2010年的随访访谈。这里报告了调查结果，其中包括关于该法的执行和使用的经验和意见。绝大多数人支持该法，因为它加强了人民享有不受虐待的生活的权利，为评估决策能力提供了一个框架，并协助从业人员减少风险和对虐待情况作出反应。与会者敦促更好地宣传该法，对新罪名提供更详细的指导，并更多地关注与其他政府政策目标的相互作用。
This study aimed to investigate the views and experiences of local Safeguarding Adults Coordinators of the newly implemented Mental Capacity Act 2005. This legislation in England and Wales has both protection and empowerment as its dual goals. Fifteen Safeguarding Adults Coordinators (SACs) employed by local authorities in the London area were interviewed in 2008, and again 2 years later. A total of 12 SACs participated in the 2010 follow-up interviews. The findings are reported here, covering experiences and views on the implementation and uses of the Act. There was overwhelming support for the Act as enhancing people's rights to a life free from abuse, of providing a framework for the assessment of decision-making capacity, and of assisting practitioners in reducing risks and responding to abusive situations. Participants urged better publicity about the Act, more detailed guidance on the new offenses, and greater attention to the interactions with other government policy goals.