MSRA: Mental Health Act

Question 1

What is meant by Section 5(4) of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 1

Allows a nurse to detain a patient who is voluntarily in hospital for 6 hours

Question 2

What is meant by Section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 2

A patient who is a voluntary patient in hospital can be legally detained by a doctor for 72 hours

Question 3

What is meant by Section 2 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 3

Admission for assessment for up to 28 days

Treatment can be given against a patient’s wishes

Question 4

What is meant by Section 3 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 4

Admission for treatment for up to 6 months

Treatment can be given against a patient’s wishes

Question 5

What is meant by Section 4 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 5

72 hour assessment order, used by GP for urgent psychiatric assessment

Question 6

What is meant by Section 136?

Answer 6

Person with a suspected mental disorder can be removed by police from a public place to a place of safety

Lasts for up to 24 hours

Question 7

What is meant by Section 135?

Answer 7

Police can break in to a property to remove a person to a place of safety

Question 8

What is meant by Section 17a?

Answer 8

Community Treatment Order (CTO)