Which statement best describes capacity and consent in health and social care decision-making?

• A. Capacity means the ability to understand, retain, weigh up information, and communicate a decision; consent requires capacity for the specific decision; if lacking capacity, decisions should be made in the person’s best interests (or with an appointed decision-maker)
• B. Capacity and consent are the same thing
• C. Consent is universal for all decisions regardless of capacity
• D. Capacity only matters for medical decisions, not daily choices

Answer: (D)