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Mental Health law: forms - gov.scot - The Scottish …

(8 days ago) WEBForms recommended for use under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Scottish Goverment forms recommended for use …

https://www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-law-forms/

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MHA and AWI forms Mental Welfare Commission for …

(9 days ago) WEBDeaths in detention reviews; Mental health homicide reviews; Visits and investigations. Local visit reports; and print forms from the Scottish Government website at Mental Health Act forms, and Adults with …

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/law-and-rights/mha-and-awi-forms

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Becoming a named person for someone detained in …

(6 days ago) WEB13 Jul 2022. If someone you care about becomes unwell they may need to be detained in hospital (also known as 'sectioned') under the Mental Health Act. If this happens, they …

https://www.mygov.scot/becoming-a-named-person

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Suspension of detention Scotland’s mentalhealth …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Scottish Government’s initial guidance on suspension of detention was contained in the Code of Practice for the Act3, and also in HDL(2006)74. The government has …

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-01/SuspensionOfDetention_2022.pdf

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Mental Health Act Mental Welfare Commission for …

(9 days ago) WEBOn 30 June 2017, the majority of parts 1 and 2 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 came into force, which make changes to the existing 2003 Act. For more information, please see our guidance on the …

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/law-and-rights/mental-health-act

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Apply or appeal to the Mental Health Tribunal - mygov.scot

(1 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is an independent judicial body. It makes decisions about compulsory care and treatment for patients with a mental …

https://www.mygov.scot/apply-mental-health-tribunal

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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

(4 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed in March 2003, and came into effect on 5 October 2005. The Act establishes that medical professionals can legally detain and treat people through short term detention on the grounds of exhibiting signs of mental disorders, with the Mental …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_(Care_and_Treatment)_(Scotland)_Act_2003

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Detaining a patient under an Emergency Detention Certificate …

(9 days ago) WEBStep 1. The first step is to decide if your patient meets criteria for detention under the mental health act? (see criteria below- your patient must fulfill all of these). It is likely …

https://rightdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/mypsych-app/foundation-doctors/mypsych-emergency/detaining-a-patient-under-an-emergency-detention-certificate-edc/

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Short Term Detention Certificate – Scottish Acquired …

(9 days ago) WEBAn STDC starts immediately and revokes a preceding Emergency Detention Certificate. An STDC allows detention in hospital for up to 28 days. An STDC allows for the compulsory treatment of a Mental …

https://www.acquiredbraininjury-education.scot.nhs.uk/impact-of-abi/scottish-legislation/mental-health-care-treatment-scotland-act-2003/short-term-detention-certificate/

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Emergency Detention of Mental Health Patients - NHS Scotland

(1 days ago) WEBThe ED doctor is instructed to proceed with an Emergency Detention Certificate (EDC), ideally with MHO consent. Contacting a Mental Health Officer. In hours. Renfrewshire. …

https://www.cem.scot.nhs.uk/adult/emergdetent36.pdf

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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

(3 days ago) WEB(c) the approved medical practitioner consults a mental health officer; and (d) the mental health officer consents to the grant of a short-term detention certificate. (4) The …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/44

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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

(3 days ago) WEB(1) Where— (a) a medical practitioner carries out a medical examination of a patient; (b) the patient does not fall within subsection (2) below; and (c) subsection (3) below applies, …

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/section/36

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Mental Health Tribunal Advocacy Guidelines - MHTS

(3 days ago) WEB2 SIAA Mental Health Tribunals: Guidelines for Independent Advocates, 2012 Introduction The Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 recast mental health law in Scotland. It put in place a new statutory framework to provide, where appropriate, for the detention in hospital of people suffering from mental

https://www.mhtscotland.gov.uk/mhts/files/SIAA_Mental_Health_Tribunal_Advocacy_Guidelines.pdf

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Emergency detention - Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

(9 days ago) WEBunless detention is lawful. The Mental Welfare Commission has a duty to monitor the application of the principles of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act …

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-06/edc_report.pdf

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Mental Health Act - emergency and short-term powers: guide

(1 days ago) WEBA doctor with experience in diagnosing and treating mental disorder (a psychiatrist), who has examined you, may grant a short-term detention certificate where …

https://www.gov.scot/publications/new-mental-health-act-guide-emergency-short-term-powers-information-service-users-carers/pages/9/

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chapter 7 emergency detention certificate (part 5) - mental health

(1 days ago) WEBVolume 2 of the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care andTreatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) deals with a range of issuesrelating to …

https://www.gov.scot/publications/mental-health-care-treatment-scotland-act-2003-code-practice-volume-2-civil-compulsory-powers-parts-5-6-7-20/pages/8/

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Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Full …

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. 1. This was a hearing to consider an application by for revocation of a short-term detention certificate (‘STDC’) granted on 16th September 2021. The application …

https://www.mhtscotland.gov.uk/mhts/files/Judgements/LF_S050_FFR_05550.pdf

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Social Security Scotland - Legal Detention

(1 days ago) WEBTo determine entitlement to payment of the care component of CDP, legal detention refers to any detention in legal custody, in Scotland or in the rest of the UK. …

https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/guidance-resources/guidance/child-disability-payment-decision-making-guide/legal-detention-for-child-disability-payment/legal-detention

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Length and associated characteristics of short-term - Springer

(Just Now) WEBPurpose The Mental Health Act in Scotland is under review. Previous iterations increased patients’ rights but the maximum time for short-term detentions remains unchanged, despite evolving psychiatric treatment models. We explored length, mode of ending and factors of influence on the application of short-term detention certificates …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-023-02459-3

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How long do short term detentions last and how do they end?

(8 days ago) WEB1984 Mental Health Act and it made recommendations that led to our current legislation. It did consider ideas about reducing the length of STDCs, but it had no data to answer …

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021-02_STDCs-brief.pdf

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