- Quick Reference Material
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Essential mental health nursing skills
- Chapter 3 Interventions
- Chapter 4 Violence
- Chapter 5 Risk
- Chapter 6 Common mental disorders
- Chapter 7 Mental Health Act
- Chapter 8 Medications
- Chapter 9 Culture
- Chapter 10 Older people
- Chapter 11 Leadership
- Chapter 12 Evidence-based mental health nursing
- Chapter 13 Research
- Chapter 14 Liaison mental health services
- Chapter 15 National Occupational Standards for Mental Health
- Chapter 16 Essential Shared Capabilities
- Index
(p. 241) Mental Health Act
- Chapter:
- (p. 241) Mental Health Act
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198568988.003.0007
The Mental Health Act Code of Practice 242
Involuntary detention 244
Court orders 248
Nurses’ holding powers: Section 5(4) 252
Mental Health Review Tribunals (MHRTs) 254
The Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) 256
Aftercare under supervision (AUS) 258
At present, the Mental Health Act (England & Wales) 1983, covers the detention of patients into mental health services. The Code of Practice gives guidelines for best practice on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA)....
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- Quick Reference Material
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Essential mental health nursing skills
- Chapter 3 Interventions
- Chapter 4 Violence
- Chapter 5 Risk
- Chapter 6 Common mental disorders
- Chapter 7 Mental Health Act
- Chapter 8 Medications
- Chapter 9 Culture
- Chapter 10 Older people
- Chapter 11 Leadership
- Chapter 12 Evidence-based mental health nursing
- Chapter 13 Research
- Chapter 14 Liaison mental health services
- Chapter 15 National Occupational Standards for Mental Health
- Chapter 16 Essential Shared Capabilities
- Index