Lecture 7 Legal Aspects

Question 1

Can under 18s be detained

Answer 1

Yes

Need child/adolescent specialist

Question 2

How long is an Emergency Detention Certificate

Answer 2

Section 36

Authorises detention for 72 hours

Question 3

How long is a Short-term Detention Certificate

Answer 3

Section 44

Authorises detention for up to 28 days

Question 4

How long is a Compulsory Treatment Order

Answer 4

Section 64

Authorises detention for up to 6 months

Question 5

Define Nurses holdignpower

Answer 5

Authorises detention for up to 3 hours

Question 6

When would an emergency detention certificate, short term certificate be administered?

Answer 6

The patient has a mental disorder
The patient’s decision-making ability with regard to medical treatment for that mental disorder is significantly impaired
Patient safety and risk to to others

Question 7

What is a “Named Person”

Answer 7

Nominated by the patient and witnessed and the named person must have witnessed acceptance

Question 8

Define an Assessment Order

Answer 8

A short-term order made by a medical practitioner which authorises a patient’s assessment

Question 9

What is a Compulsion Order

Answer 9

Used when an offender commits an offence that is punishable by imprisonment but is found to have a mental disorder

Question 10

What is a restriction order

Answer 10

If the court considers the offender to pose a risk of serious harm to the public, it can also make the offender subject to a restriction order. This order means they will be detained ‘without limit of time