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LPA Creation and Registration Process — SCE Palliative Medicine MCQ

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HardLegal & Ethical FrameworkLPA Creation and Registration ProcessSCE Palliative Medicine

A man with capacity has registered a health-and-welfare LPA naming his daughter. He now disagrees with her about admission for symptom control. Whose decision governs?

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Correct answer: E — The patient’s decision while he retains relevant capacity

Explanation lettering: B = shown as A · E = shown as B · A = shown as C · C = shown as E

C is correct. Registration makes the instrument ready for use, but a health-and-welfare attorney makes the relevant decision only when the donor lacks capacity for it; a capacitous patient continues to decide. A misstates the effect of registration, B and D unlawfully displace the patient, and E is not the routine decision-maker for contemporaneous clinical consent.

Reference: GOV.UK: make a lasting power of attorney: https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/make-lasting-power