uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): MCA Two-Stage Capacity Test

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A 86-year-old woman with moderate dementia is admitted to hospital with a hip fracture. She is in pain but refusing analgesia, saying 'I don't want any tablets.' She has no advance decision. The team believes she lacks capacity to make this decision as she cannot retain the information about her injury or understand the consequences of untreated pain. According to the MCA 2005, what must be demonstrated in the capacity assessment?

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