Mandatory Care Training – Mental Capacity Act & DOLS

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IMPORTANT: Learners need to get at least 75% correct (15 correct answers) to gain their certificate. There are 20 questions, please indicate by checking the box which questions are True or False:

1. All care providers need to be aware and comply with the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act.*

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2. The use of restraint must always be in line with best practice.*

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3. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards was introduced as an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.*

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4. It is alright to presume that a person lacks capacity if they are of a certain age and have dementia.*

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5. If a person makes really unwise decisions, that is evidence that the person lacks capacity.*

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6. If a person cannot make a decision without help, they lack capacity.*

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7. Capacity assessments must be reviewed for each new decision.*

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8. Capacity assessments only need to be reviewed annually.*

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9. A decision to deprive someone of their liberty cannot be challenged.*

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10. Every effort should be made to encourage and enable the person who lacks capacity to take part in making the decision.*

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11. Someone’s best interests can be based simply on age, appearance, condition or behaviour.*

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12. Under the Mental Capacity Act any decision or act must be in a person’s best interests.*

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13. Capacity assessments can be recorded in a person’s care plan without a special form.*

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14. If you suspect that a person lacks capacity, but they are in agreement with your decision you will not need to assess their capacity.*

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15. Best Interest Decisions must always be made in a multi-disciplinary group meeting.*

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16. The person who chairs a best interest meeting will always be the decision maker.*

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17. A record of a best interest decision must include consideration of the best interest checklist.*

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18. It is good practice for professionals to carry out a proper assessment of a person's capacity to make particular decisions.*

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19. A person without mental capacity can be physically restrained under section 5 of the Act.*

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20. Any decision to deprive an individual of their liberty can be challenged.*

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