Sectioning under the MHA

Question 1

When is the MHA used

Answer 1

This is used for someone over the age of 16 years who will not be admitted voluntarily. Patients who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs are specifically exclude

Question 2

What is section 2 (Assessment)

Answer 2

Admission for assessment for up to 28 days, not renewable. An AMHP or rarely the nearest relative (NR) makes the application on the recommendation of 2 doctors and one of the doctors should be ‘approved’ under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (usually a consultant psychiatrist)

Question 3

How long can you be kept in hopital under a section2

Answer 3

Under section 2, you can be kept in hospital for up to 28 days

Question 4

You can be kept in the hospital for up to 28 days with what section

Answer 4

Section 2

Question 5

Section 2 permits the holding of a patient for how many days

Answer 5

28 days

Question 6

28 days is the number of days a patient can be detained under what section of the MHA

Answer 6

Section 2

Question 7

This section allows you to be held for up to 28 days and is non-renewable. What section is this

Answer 7

Section 2. Hospital staff cannot extend a section 2. If you need treatment in hospital for longer, you will need to go on to a section 3.

Question 8

Who can make a section 2 request

Answer 8

An AMHP(seen in last 14 days) or rarely the nearest relative makes the application on the recommendation of 2 doctors and one of the doctors ‘approved’ under Section 12(2)

Question 9

What is section 3 - Treatment

Answer 9

For admission for treatment for up to 6 months, can be renewed. AMHP along with 2 doctors, both of which must have seen the patient within the past 24 hours

Question 10

How long can you be kept in hospital under a section 3

Answer 10

6 months

Question 11

What section is renewable allowing a patient be in hospital for 6 months

Answer 11

Section 3

Question 12

Section 3 patients can be held in hospital for how long

Answer 12

6 months. Can be renewed

Question 13

Who can recommend a section 3

Answer 13

AMHP along with 2 doctors, both of which must have seen the patient within the past 24 hours

Question 14

AMHP along with 2 doctors, both of which must have seen the patient within the past 24 hours is used for what section

Answer 14

Section 3

Question 15

An AMHP(seen in last 14 days) or rarely the nearest relative makes the application on the recommendation of 2 doctors and one of the doctors ‘approved’ under Section 12(2) is used for what section

Answer 15

Section 2

Question 16

What is section 4 - Emergencies

Answer 16

It is 72 hour assessment order used as an emergency, when a section 2 would involve an unacceptable delay. A GP and an AMHP or NR and often changed to a section 2 upon arrival at hospital

Question 17

What section is a 72 hour assesment order used in an emergency

Answer 17

Section 4

Question 18

How many doctors are involved in a section 2 detainment

Answer 18

2 doctors one of which is section 12-2 trained. They are recommended by AMHP or rarely family member

Question 19

If there is no time for a section 2 what do you do? Allow the patient roam free?

Answer 19

Of course not. You use a section 4 a t2 hour emergency assesment section

Question 20

What is a section 4 (72 hours) usually converted to in hospital?

Answer 20

Section 2 which is an assesment order for up to 28 days

Question 21

Who can reccomend a section 4

Answer 21

A GP and an AMHP or NR

Question 22

Section 5(2) is used as a holding section in what scenario

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Section 5

Question 24

What are section 5s generall?

Answer 24

Section 5 allows a doctor or nurse to stop you from leaving hospital. They may do this if you are in hospital voluntarily, and you want to leave. But they think you are too unwell to leave.

Question 25

How long can a section 5(2) work for

Answer 25

72 hours`

Question 26

72 hours is the amount of time for what two sections

Answer 26

Section 5(2) and section 4 (Emergency)

Question 27

Nurse’s holding power – section 5(4)

Answer 27

similar to section 5(2), allows a nurse to detain a patient who is voluntarily in hospital for 6 hours

Question 28

How long can a nurse hold a patient for under a section 5(4)

Answer 28

6hours

Question 29

Section 136

Answer 29

someone found in a public place who appears to have a mental disorder can be taken by the police to a Place of Safety

Question 30

If someone is found in a public place with a mental disorder, what section allows them to be taken by the police to a Place of Safety

Answer 30

Section 136

Question 31

What section allows the police to break into a property to remove a person to a Place of Safety

Answer 31

Section 135

Question 32

Section 135 allows who to do what?

Answer 32

Allows the police to break into a property to remove a person to a Place of Safety

Question 33

Section 17a

Answer 33

Supervised Community Treatment (Community Treatment Order)

Question 34

Supervised Community Treatment (Community Treatment Order)

Answer 34

Section 17a

Question 35

What is the community treatment order section

Answer 35

Section 17 a