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Mental Health An outline

Mental Health An outline. Objectives of session Identify framework of mental health legislation Understand mental health act and code of practice Aware

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Mental Health

An outline

Page 2: Mental Health An outline. Objectives of session Identify framework of mental health legislation Understand mental health act and code of practice Aware

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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MHA 1983

• Regulations• MHA 1983– 10 parts– 176 sections– 5 schedules

• Guidance– Code of practice 4th 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