
Capacity Assessment
Edward Sutton • 63 years oldExamination — Capacity Assessment / MSE (psychotic + non-psychotic)
Specialty: General Psychiatry (Liaison) | Setting: Surgical ward
Patient: Mr. Edward Sutton, 62
Records:
Psych Hx: Nil previous contact with mental health services
PMH: Hypertension, T2DM (diet-controlled)
Meds: Amlodipine 5mg OD
Notes: Diagnosed pancreatic head mass (CT + biopsy), requires Whipple's procedure. Declined to sign consent despite risks of non-treatment being explained. Surgical registrar requests urgent psych review — staff note him "withdrawn and strange" over past week. CT: resectable mass. Bloods: mild anaemia, otherwise unremarkable.
DiagnosisPsychotic Depression