Making Choices

Have you ever thought what would happen to you if you lost the mental capacity to make decisions for yourself? Would you like to take more control of your care in the future if this happens? The "Making Choices" section outlines and explains ways in which you can do this.

It is an unfortunate fact that you may reach a point in your life when you longer have the mental capacity to make your own decisions - perhaps because of dementia, stroke or some other condition - and decisions will therefore have to be made for you by somebody else. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this somebody else will be a health or social care professional in consultation with your loved ones and other people involved in your care.

However, this does not have to be the case as the Mental Capacity Act also gives you the power to plan ahead for your care in the future with either an Advanced Decision to Refuse Treatment or by granting someone of your choosing Lasting Power of Attorney (follow the links for more information).

It's your life and your care. Take control of it.