mental capacity
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According to the NHS, a person's mental capacity can change over time depending on their condition and what decisions need to be made.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Northern Ireland's health minister now has the legal power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards code of practice, which oversees care arrangements for people without sufficient mental capacity.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Courts take questions of mental capacity and allegations of self-dealing by a fiduciary very seriously.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
TB: The mental capacity you need to have.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
