Mental Health Act RD

Question 1

S131

Answer 1

Enter voluntarily and leave voluntarily to access treatment

Question 2

Act dates?

Answer 2

1983 and 2007

Question 3

2007 Changes

Answer 3

redefine professional roles inc broadening range of professionals who can be responsible for treatment against a person’s will

AMPH Approved Mental Health Professional

Nearest relative - can now be civil partner

Intro’d supervised community treatment - replaced supervised discharge

Question 4

When can you use a community treatment order?

Answer 4

S3 or diverted to hospital from criminal

can’t have on s2 or s131 (voluntary)

Question 5

What does MHRT stand for

Answer 5

Mental Health Review Tribunal

Question 6

ECT - what is it and when can’t you have it

Answer 6

Electro convulsive therapy - can’t have if patient has capacity to refuse concent, and can’t conflict any advanced directive, or decision of court protection

Question 7

Who can sign a compulsory admission order?

Answer 7

AMPH

Question 8

Who can apply for a compulsory admission order?

Answer 8

AMPH, Nearest relative, Drs, Psych, Hospital managers, service users

Question 9

What is section 26

Answer 9

Defines nearest relatives

Question 10

Who are nearest relatives

Answer 10

spouse
child
parent
sibling
grandparent
grandchild
uncle/aunt
nephew/niece
someone you've lived with for 5 years+

Question 11

What is s114

Answer 11

AMPH
tenth Biennial report
best interest
least restrictive option

Question 12

Which section does the amph come under

Answer 12

s114

Question 13

What act does voluntary admission and treatment come under

Answer 13

s131

Question 14

What can an AMPH do?

Answer 14

Apply for sections
take a SU to hospital (or take back if absconded)
Apply to displace a nearest relative
Interview a person under polic 136/137

Question 15

What does IMHA stand for?

Answer 15

Independent Mental Health Advocate

Statutory right

Question 16

What is S2

Answer 16

Admission for assessement

Question 17

Which S is Admission for assessment

Answer 17

S2

Question 18

How long is a S2

Answer 18

28 days

Question 19

Who can apply for a s2

Answer 19

AMPH and NR

Must have seen person within 14 days of application

Question 20

What is needed to apply for a S2

Criteria and reports

Answer 20

Mental Distress

1 x psych and 1 other. Must have seen pt within 5 days

Question 21

Whose responsibility is it to tell someone how to get out of a section?

Answer 21

AMPH

Question 22

Who can discharge a s2

Answer 22

RC, NR, MHRT, HMR,

Question 23

What is s34

Answer 23

Responsible clinician

Question 24

Which section covers RC

Answer 24

s34

Question 25

What does an RD do

Answer 25

``` decisions re treatment review detentions assess if renew detentions grant leave barr NR from discharging SU Discharge ```

Question 26

What is HMR

Answer 26

Hospital Managers review they review detentions, 3 or more people associate managers, or MHA managers. Can apply with s2, 3 or 37 attended by SU, managers, RD, nurse, SW and poss NR

Question 27

Can an AMPH discharge?

Answer 27

Never

Question 28

Who can apply / appeal to MHRT

Answer 28

s2,3

Question 29

Timescales for s3 MHRT

Answer 29

apply within 1st 6 months, meeting within 6-8 weeks of application Then can only reapply once within every renewal period

Question 30

Timescales for s2 MHRT

Answer 30

can appeal within 14 days of start of detention, tribunal has to be within 7 days of application

Question 31

What is s3

Answer 31

Admission for treatment

Question 32

Which S is admission for treatment

Answer 32

S3

Question 33

How long is a S3

Answer 33

6 months, then can be renewed for periods of up to a year

Question 34

Who can apply for s3

Answer 34

AMHP or NR | have to have seen within 14 days

Question 35

What's needed for a s3

Answer 35

1 psych and 1 other - must have seen pt within 5 days or together

Question 36

Who can discharge a s3

Answer 36

RC, NR, MHRT or HM

Question 37

What is S4

Answer 37

Emergency Admission

Question 38

Which S is emergency admission

Answer 38

S4

Question 39

How long is an S4 - emergency admission

Answer 39

72 hours

Question 40

Who can apply for an S4

Answer 40

AMPH / NR

Question 41

What's the criteria for an S4 emergency admission

Answer 41

medical disorder and urgent | 1 medical recommendation - psych

Question 42

Who can discharge an S4

Answer 42

RC, HMR

Question 43

What is an S5.2

Answer 43

Drs holding power

Question 44

Which S is Dr's holding power

Answer 44

S5.2

Question 45

How long is an S5.2 Dr's holding power

Answer 45

72 hours

Question 46

What is an S5.4

Answer 46

Nurses holding power

Question 47

Which S is nurses holding power?

Answer 47

S5.4

Question 48

How long is 5,4 nurses holding power?

Answer 48

6 hours

Question 49

Where can you use a 5.4

Answer 49

only in in patient psych

Question 50

Where can you use a 5.2

Answer 50

Any hospital

Question 51

Can you refuse treatment on a 5.4

Answer 51

nurses holding power - yes

Question 52

What is a S135

Answer 52

Warrant to search for and detain/remove pt

Question 53

Which section do police use as a warrant to search for an remove a pt

Answer 53

S135

Question 54

What is a S136

Answer 54

Police holding powers

Question 55

Which S is police holding powers

Answer 55

S136

Question 56

How long is a 135 and 136

Answer 56

72 hours

Question 57

S117?

Answer 57

Duty for H&SC to provide aftercare following s3,37,45a,47&48

Question 58

Which act is a Duty for H&SC to provide aftercare following s3,37,45a,47&48

Answer 58

S117

Question 59

What act is used for s117

Answer 59

NHS Community Care Act 1990

Question 60

Which sections is 117 for

Answer 60

s3,37,45a,47,48

Question 61

Which part of the act is re consent for treatment

Answer 61

Part 4

Question 62

Part 4 of the act is...

Answer 62

Consent for treatment

Question 63

Who can't refuse treatment

Answer 63

S2 and S3

Question 64

What is required to give psychosurgery and ECT

Answer 64

Consent and 2nd opinion req

Question 65

Who oversees consent to treatment

Answer 65

Mental Health Act Commission

Question 66

Who can't be detained

Answer 66

Anyone who only have Drug and Alcohol or learning disability i.e. not mental illness

Question 67

What is part 1 of the act about

Answer 67

Who

Question 68

What it part 2 of the act about

Answer 68

Compulsory admission

Question 69

What is part 3 of the actabout

Answer 69

Admission from court

Question 70

What is part 4 of the act about

Answer 70

Treatment and consent