Mental Health Act Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the purpose of the MHA
Keep patients in hospital against their wishes for the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders
What is voluntary/informal admission
When someone with capacity agrees to be admitted to hospital voluntarily
Who are the people involved in the MHA
- AMHP
- Section 12 doctor
- Responsible clinician
- Nearest relatvie
- IMHA
What is the role of AMHP
Helps organise and primarily controbutes to MHA assessments
What is a section 12 doctor
Qualified and approved doctor who can undertake a MHA assessment
What does the responsible clinician do?
Person with overall resposibility for patient’s care
Usually a consultant
What does an IMHA do
Independent person allocated to a patient being detained under MHA - they support the person. help them uderstand the situation and express themselves
What happens in a MHA assessment - who is involved?
- Evaluation to see whether to detain someone under the MHA
- AMHP or nearest relative is making the application and organising the admission
- Decision needs to be recommended by 2 doctors, one of whom needs to be section 12 approved
What can a MHA Assessment result in?
Compulsory admission under section 2 or 3
What is section 2
- Compulsory admission for assessment following MHA assessment
- Lasts up to 28 days
- Cannot be renewed - ends in discharge or detention under section 3
What is section 3
- Compulsory admission for treatment
- Lasts up to 6 months, after which it can be rennewed by responsible clinician
When is section 3 applied?
Usually after a section 2, except for patients well known to MHS; they may be detained immediately under section 3 from the community
What is section 4
- Detain patients for up to 72 hours in urgent scenarios when other proedures can’t be arranged in time
Who is needed for section 4
Needs AMHP and one doctor, typically followed by MHA assessment
What is a section 5(2)
- Detain patients who are admitted to hospital voluntarily
- Lasts up to 72 hours
- Needs 1 doctor
Allows for a following MHA assessment
What is a section 5(4)
Nurses holding power - same as 5(2) however requires 1 nurse and only lasts up to 6 hours
Allows for a following MHA assessment
What is a section 136
- Used by police to remove someone with a mental health disorder from a public space and then take them to a place of safety where they can be assessed
- Lasts up to 24 hours
Followed by MHA assessment
