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What is a nearest relative? - Mind

(1 days ago) WebNearest relative is a special term used in the Mental Health Act 1983. It gives one member of your family rights and responsibilities if you are: detained in hospital under sections 2, 3, 4 or 37. under a community treatment order or. under a guardianship. Your nearest relative …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/about-the-nearest-relative/

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Next of kin and nearest relative: the difference Weightmans

(2 days ago) WebHowever, the Mental Health Act confers no specific powers on a patient’s next of kin. It is therefore important to identify a patient’s nearest relative and recognise …

https://www.weightmans.com/insights/next-of-kin-and-nearest-relative-what-is-the-difference/

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Nearest relative - legal information - Mind

(3 days ago) WebNearest relative is a special term used in the Mental Health Act 1983. It gives one member of your family certain rights and responsibilities if you are kept in hospital under sections …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/overview/

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Information for nearest relatives - GOV.UK

(8 days ago) WebOverview. ‘Nearest relative’ is a legal term and means the patient’s family member who has certain rights and powers under the Mental Health Act. It is important …

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-for-nearest-relatives-mental-health-tribunal-t117/information-for-nearest-relatives

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How to Determine Next of Kin in the United States & UK - wikiHow

(5 days ago) WebRead the Mental Health Act. Although “next of kin” has no standard meaning, the 2007 Mental Health Act amendments created a “nearest relative” list. This …

https://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Next-of-Kin

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What rights does my nearest relative have? - Mind

(9 days ago) WebUnder the Mental Health Act, your nearest relative can: apply to section you or place you under a guardianship. object to you being sectioned or placed under a guardianship. …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/nearest-relatives-rights/

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Substitute decision making in Victoria and the law - Health.vic

(3 days ago) WebNominated person - Mental Health Act 2014; Supportive administrator (financial and legal decisions) or supportive guardian (medical treatment and lifestyle decisions) - …

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/patient-care/substitute-decision-making-in-victoria-and-the-law

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Section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 - Rethink Mental Illness

(8 days ago) WebThe criminal courts can use section 37 of The Mental Health Act if they think you should be in hospital instead of prison. This is also called a ‘hospital order’. You must have a …

https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/section-37-of-the-mental-health-act-hospital-orders/

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Is there a role for next of kin? - University Hospital Southampton …

(6 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Act 1959 (and its successors) defines ‘nearest relative’, whilst the Human Tissue Act 2004 notes ‘qualifying relationships’, to name only two of …

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/health-professionals/clinical-law-updates/is-there-a-role-for-next-of-kin

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Who is my 'Nearest Relative' and what powers do they have?

(Just Now) WebUnder the Mental Health Act 1983, you will have a Nearest Relative if you have been detained in hospital under sections 2, 3, 4 or 37, 37 (notional), if you are …

https://www.gnlaw.co.uk/news/powers-of-the-nearest-relative/

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Next of kin - Wikipedia

(1 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Act 1983, Section 26 replaced the traditional term next-of-kin with "nearest relative". Ireland. In Ireland, the term "next of kin" does have a meaning with …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_of_kin

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Nearest Relative S.26 MHA - proceduresonline.com

(6 days ago) Web• The ‘nearest relative’ is a legal term used in the Mental Health Act. It is not the same as the next of kin. The next of kin has no rights under the Mental Health Act. • The …

https://www.proceduresonline.com/trixcms/media/5555/asc-fact-sheet-nearest-relative-2020-002.pdf

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Next of kin’s experiences of involvement during involuntary

(3 days ago) WebNext of kin have often been regarded as a cause of the patient’s mental health problems, [ 1, 7] or at least part of the patient’s dysfunctional behavior patterns. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121949/

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What is the Mental Health Act? - Rethink Mental Illness

(Just Now) WebThe ‘nearest relative’ is a legal term used in the Mental Health Act. It is not the same as your next of kin. Your nearest relative has certain rights if: they are worried about your …

https://rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/mental-health-act/

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Under HIPAA, when can a family member of an individual access …

(Just Now) WebMental Health (35) Health Information Technology (41) Telehealth (11) or other person who has authority under State or other law to act on behalf of the deceased individual or …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/2069/under-hipaa-when-can-a-family-member/index.html

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Nearest relative - Mind

(2 days ago) WebNearest relative is a special term used in the Mental Health Act 1983. It gives one member of your family rights and responsibilities if you are: detained in hospital under sections 2, …

https://www.mind.org.uk/media/6842/nearest-relative-2020-pdf-version.pdf

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Being sectioned Royal College of Psychiatrists

(Just Now) WebIt is not the necessarily the same as your next-of-kin. Your husband/wife/civil partner is the first choice. If you don’t have one then, in order, it is the oldest of your children, or …

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/being-sectioned

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Nearest relative - sectioning and guardianships - Mind

(3 days ago) WebThis tells health professionals how they should follow the Mental Health Act. It is not law, so it cannot be enforced by going to court, but health professionals should follow it …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/sectioning-and-guardianships/

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Nearest Relative - proceduresonline.com

(2 days ago) Web• The ‘nearest relative’ is a legal term used in the Mental Health Act. It is not the same as the next of kin. The next of kin has no rights under the Mental Health Act. • The …

https://www.proceduresonline.com/trixcms/media/5062/asc-fact-sheet-nearest-relative-2019.pdf

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Discharge from the Mental Health Act - Rethink Mental Illness

(3 days ago) WebThis section looks at how your detention under sections 2, 3 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 can end. Detention means that you are taken to hospital against your will. This …

https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/rights-restrictions/mental-health-laws/discharge-from-the-mental-health-act/

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How to change my nearest relative - Mind

(3 days ago) WebYes. You can apply for someone else to be your nearest relative if you are a patient – this is called ' displacement '. If you are detained under the Mental Health Act, you will need a …

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/changing-my-nearest-relative/

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