Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets

As usual now, there are separate documents for use in England and in Wales.

England

Wales

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 External link Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets on Department of Health website

On 29/10/08 the Welsh Assembly Government published separate information leaflets on their website. All leaflets 1 - Section 2 2 - Section 3 3 - Section 4 4 - Section 5(2) 5 - Section 5(4) 6 - Section 7 7 - Section 17A SCT 8 - Section 17E 9 - Section 20 10 - Section 35 11 - Section 36 12 - Section 37 hospital by Court Order 13 - Section 37 Guardianship by Court Order 14 - Section 37&41 Admission to Hospital by a Crown Court Order 15 - Section 37&41 Recall from CD 16 - Section 38 17 - Section 45A 18 - Section 47 19 - Section 47 20 - Section 48 21 - Section 135 22 - Section 136 23 - Patients Admitted to hospital from the Courts External link Booklets and Leaflets on Welsh website