Law

Question 1

What part of the mental health act is used to detain someone for up to 72 hours when in hospital

Answer 1

5 (2)

Question 2

Who can detain someone under the section 5(2) of the mental health act

Answer 2

F2 and above
Must be approved by a consultant or nominated deputy

Question 3

Which people are involved in a MHA assessment

Answer 3

Nearest relative
AMHP- normally social workers
2 doctors- normally one who is S12 approved and ideally one who knows the patient

Question 4

What is role of the AMHP

Answer 4

Coordinates the process
Have final decision

Question 5

What are outcomes of the mental health assessment

Answer 5

Either admited under section 2 or 3, voluntarily

Question 6

Criteria for detention under MHA

Answer 6

Suffering from a mental disorder- cant be substance use
Of nature to warrant admission to hospital (cant be community)
Admission to protect others or self

Question 7

What is done under section 2

Answer 7

Assessment with or without treatment for 28 days

Question 8

What is done under section 3

Answer 8

Admitted for treatment up to 6 months

Question 9

What is the use of section 5(2)

Answer 9

Used to temporarily detain patient trying to leave
Triggers a mental health assessment

Question 10

What is section 136

Answer 10

Emergency powers given to police allowing for police to remove someone from community and detain for up to 24 hours

Question 11

What is section 135

Answer 11

Emergency powers given to police allowing for police to remove someone from a private place for up to 24 hours

Question 12

What is community treatment order

Answer 12

Order for supervised treatment in the community and rapid recall if conditions not met
Conditions include adherance to medication, turning up to all clinics/therapies, will have clozapine bloods
Must have been under a section 3

Question 13

What is main principle of mental capacity

Answer 13

Has to be time and decision specific

Question 14

Where does section 5(2) apply

Answer 14

For inpatients in hospital (not A&E)

Question 15

What is used in acute mania

Answer 15

Olanzapine
Benzopdiazepams

Question 16

What is needed for capacity

Answer 16

Understand information, retain it, balance it and communicate it back to someone

Question 17

What is section 5(4)

Answer 17

When a mental health nurse has power to detain someone for 6 hours for consideration of doctor to use section 5(2)

Question 18

If need to contain someone with a care home urgently what do

Answer 18

Restrict under DOLS authorisation for 7 days

Question 19

Does how long section 3 detains someone for change

Answer 19

Yes- the first two occasions is 6 months
After that can be every 1 year

Question 20

What section is used to transfer an unsentenced prisoner to hopsital

Answer 20

48
Under order from dept of justice

Question 21

What section approval is needed to do MHA

Answer 21

Section 12

Question 22

What happens under section 4

Answer 22

Can accept that sectioning under 2/3 is required however there is only 1 doctor and any delay finding another would delay urgent assessment treatment. Therefore can admit for 72 hours wiating for a second doctor to confirm sectio 2

Question 23

Who is needed for a section 4

Answer 23

AMHP and 1 doctor does not matter if section 12 or not

Question 24

If have a patient who needs to be sectioned and has massive history of admissions and known to psych team

Answer 24

Section 3 as it would not be for assessment

Question 25

If patient needs admitting for mental health disorder but about to leave A&E, what do

Answer 25

Section 4