Abstract:Background
For the benefits of advance care planning (ACP) to be realised during a hospital admission, the treating team must have accurate knowledge of the law pertaining to ACP.
Aims
To determine in a sample of Junior Medical Officers (JMOs): (1) knowledge of the correct order to approach people as substitute decision makers if a patient does not have capacity to consent to treatment; (2) knowledge of the legal validity of advance care directives (ACDs) when making healthcare decisions for persons with dem… Show more
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