Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets

On 15/10/08 the Department of Health published updated information leaflets, to be used from 3/11/08. The following leaflets can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page:

Detention under Part 2

• Admission to hospital for assessment - Section 2
• Admission to hospital for treatment - Section 3
• Nurses' power to detain a person being treated for mental disorder at a hospital
• Detention in hospital for assessment in an emergency
• Detention of patients already in hospital

Sections 135 and 136 ('Place of safety')

• Admission of mentally disordered persons found in a public place
• Admission of patients removed by police under a court warrant

Detention under Part 3

• Admission to hospital by a hospital order with restrictions
• Admission to hospital by a hospital order without restrictions
• Admission to hospital by hospital and limitation directions
• Interim hospital order
• Remand to hospital for assessment
• Remand to hospital for treatment
• Patients admitted to hospital from the courts - rights to appeal
• Transfer to hospital of an unsentenced prisoner (with or without restrictions)
• Transfer to hospital with restrictions of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment
• Transfer to hospital without restrictions of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment
• Patients whose restrictions have come to an end

Guardianship

• Guardianship (Section 7)
• Guardianship order (Section 37)

Supervised community treatment (SCT)

• Supervised community treatment for Part 2 patients
• Supervised community treatment for Part 3 patients
• Recall to hospital of a patient on supervised community treatment
• Revocation of community treatment order for treatment under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act
• Revocation of community treatment order for treatment under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act

Miscellaneous

• Electro-convulsive therapy for patients detained in hospital
• Your right to complain to the Mental Health Act Commission

Resources

Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets on Department of Health website