Mental Health Act RD Flashcards
S131
Enter voluntarily and leave voluntarily to access treatment
Act dates?
1983 and 2007
2007 Changes
redefine professional roles inc broadening range of professionals who can be responsible for treatment against a person’s will
AMPH Approved Mental Health Professional
Nearest relative - can now be civil partner
Intro’d supervised community treatment - replaced supervised discharge
When can you use a community treatment order?
S3 or diverted to hospital from criminal
can’t have on s2 or s131 (voluntary)
What does MHRT stand for
Mental Health Review Tribunal
ECT - what is it and when can’t you have it
Electro convulsive therapy - can’t have if patient has capacity to refuse concent, and can’t conflict any advanced directive, or decision of court protection
Who can sign a compulsory admission order?
AMPH
Who can apply for a compulsory admission order?
AMPH, Nearest relative, Drs, Psych, Hospital managers, service users
What is section 26
Defines nearest relatives
Who are nearest relatives
spouse child parent sibling grandparent grandchild uncle/aunt nephew/niece someone you've lived with for 5 years+
What is s114
AMPH
tenth Biennial report
best interest
least restrictive option
Which section does the amph come under
s114
What act does voluntary admission and treatment come under
s131
What can an AMPH do?
Apply for sections
take a SU to hospital (or take back if absconded)
Apply to displace a nearest relative
Interview a person under polic 136/137
What does IMHA stand for?
Independent Mental Health Advocate
Statutory right
What is S2
Admission for assessement
Which S is Admission for assessment
S2
How long is a S2
28 days
Who can apply for a s2
AMPH and NR
Must have seen person within 14 days of application
What is needed to apply for a S2
Criteria and reports
Mental Distress
1 x psych and 1 other. Must have seen pt within 5 days
Whose responsibility is it to tell someone how to get out of a section?
AMPH
Who can discharge a s2
RC, NR, MHRT, HMR,
What is s34
Responsible clinician
Which section covers RC
s34
What does an RD do
decisions re treatment review detentions assess if renew detentions grant leave barr NR from discharging SU Discharge
What is HMR
Hospital Managers review
they review detentions, 3 or more people associate managers, or MHA managers.
Can apply with s2, 3 or 37
attended by SU, managers, RD, nurse, SW and poss NR
Can an AMPH discharge?
Never
Who can apply / appeal to MHRT
s2,3