Best interest meetings

Best interests is the standard by which the law judges the propriety of care and treatment for adults who lack decision making capacity. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice argues that the best way to decide on a person's best interests is through a multidisciplinary best interests meeting to enable all views, including those of the patient and their carers to be properly considered. In this article Richard Griffith considers the conduct of a best interest meeting and the role of district nurses in those meetings.