Psychiatry Law

Question 1

What does a Section 47 Certificate authorise?

Answer 1

Non-emergency medical treatment for an adult with incapacity

Question 2

What legislation is best to authorise non-emergency medical treatment for an adult with incapacity?

Answer 2

Section 47 Certificate

Question 3

Difference between Power of Attorney and Guardianship order?

Answer 3

Power of Attorney is agreed with the affected person, before they lose capacity

Guardianship is applied to the person without capacity, by the courts

Question 4

What is a Place of Safety Order

Answer 4

What the police use to take someone to hospital if they appear to have symptoms of mental illness in public

Question 5

What is an Emergency Detention certificate?

Answer 5

Allows a person to be held in hospital for 72hrs while their condition is assessed

(doesn’t allow for treatment against pt’s will)

Question 6

How long does an Emergency Detention Certificate last?

Answer 6

72hrs

Question 7

How long does a Short term Detention Certificate last?

Answer 7

28 days

Question 8

How long does a Compulsory Treatment Order last?

Answer 8

6 months
then can be renewed for 6 months
then can be renewed 12 monthly

Question 9

What certificate/order allows a patient to be treated for their mental illness, where it is believed this treatment wouldn’t happen voluntarily?

Answer 9

Compulsory Treatment Order

Question 10

What does a Compulsory Treatment Order allow?

Answer 10

Allows a patient to be treated for their mental illness, where it is believed this treatment wouldn’t happen voluntarily