Mental Health Act 1983 Medical Recommendations

Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/part/II

(2) Of the medical recommendations given for the purposes of any such application, one shall be given by a practitioner approved for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State as having...

Mental Health Act 1983 - Legislation.gov.uk

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/contents

Code of practice: Mental Health Act 1983 - GOV.UK

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-mental-health-act-1983

The code of practice is effective from 1 April 2015. It has been prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Further guidance on implementing changes …

Admission to hospital forms for use under the Mental …

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Form A11 section 4: medical recommendation for emergency admission for assessment MS Word Document, 43.1 KB Form A2 section 2: application by an approved …

Mental Health Act - NHS

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act/

The Mental Health Act (1983) is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder. You can …

THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 - mysurgerywebsite.co.uk

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GUIDANCE FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS : MEDICAL EXAMINATIONSAND MEDICAL RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE ACT Introduction The purpose of this …

What is the Mental Health Act 1983? - Mind

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-health-act-1983/about-the-mha-1983/

The Mental Health Act 1983 is the law in England and Wales which was updated in 2007. It tells people with mental health problems what their rights are regarding: Many …

Compulsion under the Mental Health Act …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-psychiatrist/article/compulsion-under-the-mental-health-act-1983-audit-of-the-quality-of-medical-recommendations/D2604163814BA49DF29A5EB56DDAEA20

Following a Mental Health Act assessment in England and Wales, two doctors, at least one of whom should have special experience in the diagnosis and …

MHA 1983 s15 - Mental Health Law Online

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(1) If within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which a patient has been admitted to a hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for assessment or for …

What is the Mental Health Act?

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The Mental Health Act This section is about detention under the Mental Health Act 1983. This is sometimes called ‘sectioning’. We explain why you may be detained, and …