mental health legislation

Question 1

Mental Capacity Act

Answer 1

about physical health conditions- understand, retain, weight up and communicate decision.

Question 2

mental capacity act

Answer 2

decisions about physical health

Question 3

mental heath act

Answer 3

legislation with different subsections

Question 4

Section 2

Answer 4

Admission for assessment
28 days
2 doctors
1 AMHP

Question 5

Section 3

Answer 5

admission for treatment
6 months
2 doctors
1 AMHP

Question 6

Section 4

Answer 6

waiting for section 2- 72 hours

Question 7

Section 58

Answer 7

Consent to treatment- can be treated for 3 months without consent-
then section 58 needed or second opinion

Question 8

Section 17

Answer 8

Grant you leave for specific time period from ward

Question 9

Section 117

Answer 9

Aftercare (after section 3) valid from point of discharge

Question 10

Section 5 (2)

Answer 10

Doctors holding power 72 hours

Question 11

Section 5 (4)

Answer 11

Nurses holding ppwer 6 hours

Question 12

Section 135

Answer 12

police- remove you from HOME if mental disorder- 24 hours (danger to others and someone lets you in house)
(jive- five- more likely to jive in privacy of home)

Question 13

Section 136

Answer 13

Police remove you frmo public- 24 hours

Question 14

35

Answer 14

NOT PENDING
convicted persion accused of crime in criminal proceedings
28 days

Question 15

36

Answer 15

PENDING

send someone to hospital for treatment if on trial

Question 16

37

Answer 16

hospital order before/ after crime

Question 17

Mental Health Act- different sections

Answer 17

due to mental health not about physical health