1. Consent to Care and Treatment - Quiz The Policy Company Limited ©

2.  When will Residents be asked to give consent to care and treatment?  How?  What is valid consent?  Who can give consent to treatment?  When considering whether a Resident has capacity to give consent, what are the five key statutory principles which must be observed? The Policy Company Limited ©

3.  How is a person who lacks capacity defined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005?  A person is considered unable to make a decision if they cannot do one or more of four things. What are they?  What factors might be present which may affect a persons ability to make a decision?  How may consent to care and treatment be given? The Policy Company Limited ©

4.  What is a “Living Will”?  What are the four requirements for an advance decision to refuse treatment to be valid?  Is valid consent required for all care and treatment?  If a Resident within the Home is assessed as lacking the capacity to make a decision on care and treatment, and one is required what actions should be taken? The Policy Company Limited ©

5.  If written consent is required, the Resident is assessed as having the capacity to give consent, but is unable to write, what should you do?  What decisions cannot be made on someone else’s behalf?  What is a LPA, and what can they do?  What is an EPA?  What is an IMCA and what do they do? The Policy Company Limited ©

6.  What records of consent should be kept?  If there are disagreements as to care and treatment of a person who lacks capacity to give consent, who has the final say? The Policy Company Limited ©