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Mental Health An outline
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Objectives of session Identify framework of mental health legislation Understand mental health act and code of practice Aware of key concepts
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Legislation Mental Health Act 1983 Mental Health Patients in the Community Act 1995 Mental Health Act 2007 Remember other legislation is applicable – Community care legislation – Homeless law – Welfare benefits law
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MHA 1983 MHA 1959 – Reforms – Reduce compulsory treatment – Community treatment not institutional MHA 1983
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Regulations MHA 1983 – 10 parts – 176 sections – 5 schedules Guidance – Code of practice 4 th edition 2008 Code of Practice
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Principles Purpose Least restriction Respect Participation Effectiveness, efficiency and equity
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Using the principles
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Key definitions Mental Disorder Patient Nearest relative Approved Mental Health Professional Responsible clinician Hospital
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Informal patients Informal patient requests treatment There is no order, application or direction from the courts or anyone else.
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Compulsory admission
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Admission for assessment – s.2
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Admission for assessment – s.4
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Admission for treatment – section 3
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Practice issues
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Reception into guardianship
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Compulsory detention of informal patients
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Mentally disordered persons found in public places
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Warrant to search for and remove patients
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Discharge from hospital Informal patients Detained patients – Discharge by responsible clinician or hospital managers – Discharge by nearest relative – Discharge by Mental Health Review Tribunal
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After-care
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Criminal proceedings
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s.17 leave
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Community Treatment Orders (CTO) s.17A
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