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Senior Healthcare Support Worker EPA: Knowledge Test (MCQ)

This test is for apprentices completing the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker standard. It assesses the core knowledge required to pass the apprenticeship's End-Point Assessment.

Pass mark 42/60 90 minutes Real test fee approx NCFE (example EPAO) How many can I get wrong?
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Q1. What is the primary principle of person-centred care?
  • A.  Treating all individuals with the same standard procedure.
  • B.  Focusing on the individual's personal needs, preferences, and values.
  • C.  Prioritising the efficiency of the healthcare setting above all else.
  • D.  Allowing the individual's family to make all care decisions.
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✓ Answer: B. Focusing on the individual's personal needs, preferences, and values.
Person-centred care is an approach that places the individual and their unique needs, values, and preferences at the core of all care decisions.
Q2. A patient with diagnosed dementia is refusing to take prescribed medication. According to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, what is the first principle you must apply?
  • A.  Assume the person has the capacity to make this decision unless proven otherwise.
  • B.  Make a 'best interests' decision on their behalf immediately.
  • C.  Seek the least restrictive option for administering the medication.
  • D.  Respect their decision as it is their right to make an unwise choice.
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✓ Answer: A. Assume the person has the capacity to make this decision unless proven otherwise.
The first and most fundamental principle of the Mental Capacity Act is to assume a person has capacity until it is established that they lack capacity for that specific decision.
Q3. An agency worker suffers a major, specified injury from a fall at your workplace and is taken to hospital. Under which regulation must this be formally reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)?
  • A.  COSHH 2002
  • B.  The Data Protection Act 2018
  • C.  The Equality Act 2010
  • D.  RIDDOR 2013
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✓ Answer: D. RIDDOR 2013
RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) requires employers to report certain serious workplace accidents to the HSE.
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Person-Centred Care and Communication · 29
Health, Safety, and Safeguarding · 29
Legislation, Policies, and Professionalism · 29
Infection Prevention and Control · 30
Observations, Recording, and Reporting · 30
Nutrition and Hydration · 29
Mobility and Personal Care · 20
Mental Health and End of Life Care · 20
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The exam has 60 questions. Every Revision Robin mock uses the same 60-question format so your practice matches the real thing.
What is the pass mark for the Senior Healthcare Support Worker EPA: Knowledge Test (MCQ)?
You need 42 out of 60 correct to pass, which is about 70%. Our mocks mark you against this exact threshold.
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The test is timed at 90 minutes. Our full mock runs on the same clock so you can practise your pacing.
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