Key factors to help you act in the patient's best interests
- A108
- As with any patient, you must always act in the patient’s best interests. When deciding how to do this you should take into account the following factors:
- the relative or carer’s wishes may not coincide with those of the patient
- the patient’s circumstances, and
- the degree of the patient's cognitive impairment and their capacity to consent. See section on Consent.