"If one in three people with dementia is never diagnosed, one in three potential applicants under the Bill may have a recognised impairment in capacity. That is not a measure of error that we can ignore...."
"We are where we are, and people, especially those with undiagnosed dementia and a consequential lack of capacity, may present to die and may be persuaded to seek assisted suicide or agree with the doctor that assisted suicide is the only option they have left. I accept, as the noble …..."
"“Assessors should be required to take all practicable steps to work with professionals involved in a person’s health and social care, and to talk to a relative, carer or nominated friend, including by accessing medical notes from both primary and secondary care”...."
"The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in evidence to a committee of this House, confirmed that the Mental Capacity Act was never designed for irreversible decisions and that only a senior psychiatric assessment can safely determine capacity in such circumstances...."