Mental capacity, declining insulin injections and multidisciplinary team working

Authors

  • Hannah Ellis Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
  • Rachel Melrose Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
  • Michelle Cooke City Health Care Partnership, Hull, UK
  • Anna Folwell City Health Care Partnership, Hull, UK
  • Elisabeth Alton Named Doctor Safeguarding Adults, North Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership and East Riding Health and Care Partnership, UK
  • Clare Shearsmith Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
  • Chris Walton Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2024.446

Keywords:

diabetes, frailty, mental capacity, insulin injections, MDT working

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2024-06-30

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