Mental Health Act RD Flashcards

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1
Q

S131

A

Enter voluntarily and leave voluntarily to access treatment

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2
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Act dates?

A

1983 and 2007

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3
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2007 Changes

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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

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4
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When can you use a community treatment order?

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S3 or diverted to hospital from criminal

can’t have on s2 or s131 (voluntary)

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5
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What does MHRT stand for

A

Mental Health Review Tribunal

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6
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ECT - what is it and when can’t you have it

A

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

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7
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Who can sign a compulsory admission order?

A

AMPH

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8
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Who can apply for a compulsory admission order?

A

AMPH, Nearest relative, Drs, Psych, Hospital managers, service users

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9
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What is section 26

A

Defines nearest relatives

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10
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Who are nearest relatives

A
spouse
child
parent
sibling
grandparent
grandchild
uncle/aunt
nephew/niece
someone you've lived with for 5 years+
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11
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What is s114

A

AMPH
tenth Biennial report
best interest
least restrictive option

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12
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Which section does the amph come under

A

s114

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13
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What act does voluntary admission and treatment come under

A

s131

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14
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What can an AMPH do?

A

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

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15
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What does IMHA stand for?

A

Independent Mental Health Advocate

Statutory right

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16
Q

What is S2

A

Admission for assessement

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17
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Which S is Admission for assessment

A

S2

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18
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How long is a S2

A

28 days

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19
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Who can apply for a s2

A

AMPH and NR

Must have seen person within 14 days of application

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20
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What is needed to apply for a S2

Criteria and reports

A

Mental Distress

1 x psych and 1 other. Must have seen pt within 5 days

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21
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Whose responsibility is it to tell someone how to get out of a section?

A

AMPH

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22
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Who can discharge a s2

A

RC, NR, MHRT, HMR,

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23
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What is s34

A

Responsible clinician

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24
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Which section covers RC

A

s34

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25
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What does an RD do

A
decisions re treatment
review detentions
assess if renew detentions
grant leave
barr NR from discharging SU
Discharge
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26
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What is HMR

A

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

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27
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Can an AMPH discharge?

A

Never

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28
Q

Who can apply / appeal to MHRT

A

s2,3

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29
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Timescales for s3 MHRT

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apply within 1st 6 months, meeting within 6-8 weeks of application
Then can only reapply once within every renewal period

30
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Timescales for s2 MHRT

A

can appeal within 14 days of start of detention, tribunal has to be within 7 days of application

31
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What is s3

A

Admission for treatment

32
Q

Which S is admission for treatment

A

S3

33
Q

How long is a S3

A

6 months, then can be renewed for periods of up to a year

34
Q

Who can apply for s3

A

AMHP or NR

have to have seen within 14 days

35
Q

What’s needed for a s3

A

1 psych and 1 other - must have seen pt within 5 days or together

36
Q

Who can discharge a s3

A

RC, NR, MHRT or HM

37
Q

What is S4

A

Emergency Admission

38
Q

Which S is emergency admission

A

S4

39
Q

How long is an S4 - emergency admission

A

72 hours

40
Q

Who can apply for an S4

A

AMPH / NR

41
Q

What’s the criteria for an S4 emergency admission

A

medical disorder and urgent

1 medical recommendation - psych

42
Q

Who can discharge an S4

A

RC, HMR

43
Q

What is an S5.2

A

Drs holding power

44
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Which S is Dr’s holding power

A

S5.2

45
Q

How long is an S5.2 Dr’s holding power

A

72 hours

46
Q

What is an S5.4

A

Nurses holding power

47
Q

Which S is nurses holding power?

A

S5.4

48
Q

How long is 5,4 nurses holding power?

A

6 hours

49
Q

Where can you use a 5.4

A

only in in patient psych

50
Q

Where can you use a 5.2

A

Any hospital

51
Q

Can you refuse treatment on a 5.4

A

nurses holding power - yes

52
Q

What is a S135

A

Warrant to search for and detain/remove pt

53
Q

Which section do police use as a warrant to search for an remove a pt

A

S135

54
Q

What is a S136

A

Police holding powers

55
Q

Which S is police holding powers

A

S136

56
Q

How long is a 135 and 136

A

72 hours

57
Q

S117?

A

Duty for H&SC to provide aftercare following s3,37,45a,47&48

58
Q

Which act is a Duty for H&SC to provide aftercare following s3,37,45a,47&48

A

S117

59
Q

What act is used for s117

A

NHS Community Care Act 1990

60
Q

Which sections is 117 for

A

s3,37,45a,47,48

61
Q

Which part of the act is re consent for treatment

A

Part 4

62
Q

Part 4 of the act is…

A

Consent for treatment

63
Q

Who can’t refuse treatment

A

S2 and S3

64
Q

What is required to give psychosurgery and ECT

A

Consent and 2nd opinion req

65
Q

Who oversees consent to treatment

A

Mental Health Act Commission

66
Q

Who can’t be detained

A

Anyone who only have Drug and Alcohol or learning disability i.e. not mental illness

67
Q

What is part 1 of the act about

A

Who

68
Q

What it part 2 of the act about

A

Compulsory admission

69
Q

What is part 3 of the actabout

A

Admission from court

70
Q

What is part 4 of the act about

A

Treatment and consent