Mental Capacity Act Case Study

This essay will be discussing how an understanding of communication can ensure that individuals with mental health issues feel valued and empowered. I will comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct. The code gives the ‘standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives’ (NMC 2008). I will also respect the patient’s confidentiality; the patient I have chosen to discuss will be referred to as ‘Mr Davies’, a pretend name. The NHS code of conduct states that “A duty of confidence arises when one person discloses information to another in circumstances where it is reasonable to expect that the information will be held in confidence. Department of Health (2003, as citied in Griffith & Tengnah 2010).
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