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

(8 days ago) WEBForms recommended for use under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Scottish Goverment forms recommended for use under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Emergency and short term detention: forms. Emergency detention certificate DET1 v7.1. File type 7 page …

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

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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 published updated guidance covering suspension of compulsory measures specified in a compulsory treatment order (CTO) or an interim CTO (ICTO)5. This contains detailed

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

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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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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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Becoming a named person for someone detained in hospital

(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 can choose to nominate a 'named person'. The named person can help them be involved in and understand decisions about their care and treatment. A named person has the right:

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

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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 that the person has a mental disorder; It is likely that the person has significantly impaired decision-making ability with respect to medical treatment for mental disorder

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

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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 disorder. It deals with: applications for Compulsory Treatment Orders. appeals against Compulsory Treatment Orders. appeals against other compulsory decisions (like short term …

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

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Short Term Detention Certificate – Scottish Acquired Brain Injury …

(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 Disorder. The Responsible Medical Officer has a duty to inform the Named Person /nearest relative, Mental Health Tribunal and Mental Welfare Commission.

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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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 conditions referred to subsection (3)(b) above are— (a) that the patient has a mental disorder; (b) that, because of the mental disorder, the patient’s ability to make

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

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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 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) and to promote best practice in their use. We also receive notifications of almost all types of certificate granted under the Act.

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

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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 was made on 20th September 2021 under section 50 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (‘the Act’). The patient was born on .

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

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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 questions about if these types of detention were too long or not (2). The Mental Health Act in Scotland is currently being reviewed by the Scottish Mental Health Law Review.

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

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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, the medical practitioner may, before the expiry of the appropriate period, grant an emergency detention certificate authorising, if the condition mentioned in subsection (7) below is …

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

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Scottish Guardianship Orders, Deprivation of Liberty and Article 5 …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Aberdeenshire Council v SF (No 2) [2024] EWCOP 10, Poole J took the very unusual step of declining to recognise and enforce a foreign order under Schedule 3 to the MCA 2005. It was particularly unusual because the order in question was not ‘foreign’ in a conventional sense, but emanated from Scotland, in the form of a guardianship order …

https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/scottish-guardianship-orders-deprivation-of-liberty-and-article-5-echr-a-serious-cross-border-concern/

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Welcome Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

(7 days ago) WEBThis section takes you directly to the content we think is of most use to medical, nursing, social work and other professionals working for people with mental illness, learning disability, dementia or related conditions. Find out about notifying the Commission here. Law and Rights Guidance & advice MHA and AWI forms.

https://www.mwcscot.org.uk/

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