[capacity & consent]

Answer 1

Mental capacity act (MCA) 2005

Answer 2

Understand
Retain
Weigh up
Communicate back their decision

Answer 3

the patients

Answer 4

No legal individual responsibility for treatment as long as
capacity proven to be lacking
treatment in best interests of patient

Answer 5

restraint may used if self harm a risk

proportional to the likelihood/severity of harm

Question 6

[capacity&consent]: Prior to the MCA ‘advanced directives’ were issued. These are no outdated and have been replaced by …

Answer 6

Advanced decisions

Answer 7

> 18yrs

capacity§

Answer 8

Warmth
shelter
offering of food/drink

Answer 9

No

Answer 10

criminal battery/assault

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

when patient has lost capacity

Answer 14

independent mental capacity advisor

Answer 15

no relative
no unpaid carer
no friend

Answer 16

case = law developed through court cases
statute = law developed via parliament

Answer 17

least restrictive of their human rights

Answer 18

No

Answer 19

decision = legally binding
statement = take into account for best interests

Answer 20

must be:
written
signed
dated
witnessed

Answer 21

Court of protection

Answer 22

someone (e.g. parent) who can make decisions aver the -patient if it is not a one-off decision

Cannot refuse life-saving treatment

Answer 23

no friends/relatives/unpaid carers

Answer 24

no

Question 25

[capacity&consent]: if a patient is likely to regain capacity (e.g. after accident) but non-life saving treatment is required what do you do

Answer 25

wait until capacity | can treat if life-threatening

Question 26

[capacity&consent]: what are the 5 key principles of the MCA

Answer 26

``` assume patient has capacity support individual decisions unwise decision does not = lack of capacity must act in best interests least restrictive of human rights ```