Emily Fitton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6024689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily Fitton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitton |
| SIGNATURE | FITTON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Essex |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1391-3752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Kantian Circularity
A key theme throughout Maimon’s works is a circularity he diagnoses at the heart of Kant’s response to Hume. The objective validity of Kant’s category of causality ultimately rests, Maimon argues, upon the logical status of the hypothetical judgement – on its inclusion among the forms of pure general logic. In turn, however, the inclusion of the hypothetical within pure general logic itself rests upon the objective validity of causal judgements. …
Managing DNACPR Recommendations in Residential Care
The use of ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) recommendations has come under scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a call for new standards, guidance and training. One group for whom new training is required is ‘capacity professionals’ working in and with residential care facilities. These professionals (including Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and Best Interests Assess…
Covid‐19 and the Mental Capacity Act in care homes
This study explores the experiences of professionals who worked with care home residents with impaired mental capacity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores (i) how competing risks were balanced and (ii) how the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) functioned in care homes under pandemic conditions, with particular focus on its associated Deprivations of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) syste…
Insight Under Scrutiny in the Court of Protection
The concept of patient insight, of a patient's self-awareness of illness or impairment (and related issues), plays a significant role in clinical discourse and clinical practice. But what role does it play in the legal process, particularly when a patient's decision-making capacity (or "mental capacity") is in question? We report on a survey of 412 published judgments from the Court of Protection of England and Wales, published between 2007 and 2…
Covid‐19 and the Mental Capacity Act in care homes
This study explores the experiences of professionals who worked with care home residents with impaired mental capacity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores (i) how competing risks were balanced and (ii) how the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) functioned in care homes under pandemic conditions, with particular focus on its associated Deprivations of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) syste…
Insight Under Scrutiny in the Court of Protection
The concept of patient insight, of a patient's self-awareness of illness or impairment (and related issues), plays a significant role in clinical discourse and clinical practice. But what role does it play in the legal process, particularly when a patient's decision-making capacity (or "mental capacity") is in question? We report on a survey of 412 published judgments from the Court of Protection of England and Wales, published between 2007 and 2…
Covid‐19 and the Mental Capacity Act in care homes
This study explores the experiences of professionals who worked with care home residents with impaired mental capacity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores (i) how competing risks were balanced and (ii) how the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) functioned in care homes under pandemic conditions, with particular focus on its associated Deprivations of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) syste…
Kantian Circularity
A key theme throughout Maimon’s works is a circularity he diagnoses at the heart of Kant’s response to Hume. The objective validity of Kant’s category of causality ultimately rests, Maimon argues, upon the logical status of the hypothetical judgement – on its inclusion among the forms of pure general logic. In turn, however, the inclusion of the hypothetical within pure general logic itself rests upon the objective validity of causal judgements. …
Managing DNACPR Recommendations in Residential Care
The use of ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) recommendations has come under scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a call for new standards, guidance and training. One group for whom new training is required is ‘capacity professionals’ working in and with residential care facilities. These professionals (including Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and Best Interests Assess…
Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mental capacity (2 works)