Law and practice

Mental Health Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Health Act 1983. Other Law and practice topics that don’t fit into the other sub-categories. Mental Health Tribunal Topics about, or mostly about, the First-tier Tribunal’s mental health jurisdiction in England or the MHRT for Wales. Mental Capacity Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the "Law and practice" category Law and practice	0	474	6 October 2020
Representation at Managers Hearings for patients who lack capacity Mental Health Act hmh	4	112	21 January 2025
AMHP and doctor decide not to go ahead with section 3 without consulting NR Mental Health Act mha-assessment	3	169	21 January 2025
Searching post MHA assessment Mental Health Act mha-assessment	5	186	21 January 2025
Arrest of sectioned patient Mental Health Act leave , crime	9	2351	20 January 2025
Social services care contracts Other	2	127	16 January 2025
Challenged in tribunal about why incapacitated compliant patient could not be on DOLS in hospital Mental Health Act capacity	9	329	10 January 2025
Should CTO12 signatory have done the assessment? Mental Health Act treatment , cto	2	56	10 January 2025
AMHP case study question -- s2 being considered, NR is abusive Mental Health Act	5	198	10 January 2025
Inpatient ward without RC Mental Health Act	7	323	10 January 2025
Frequency of Tribunal Hearings Sec 37/41 patient Law and practice	3	204	9 January 2025
CTO revocation and subsequent tribunal references Mental Health Act referral	3	130	9 January 2025
Remote assessment for CTO treatment forms Mental Health Act cto , treatment	4	183	9 January 2025
Section 2 patient transfer into Guardianship using form G6 Mental Health Act	2	137	8 January 2025
Can s48/49 and s3 run concurrently? Mental Health Act	8	276	7 January 2025
Law & Practice under the Lunacy Acts Other locating-documents	5	173	6 January 2025
S37/41 and S3 running concurrently Mental Health Act	5	529	5 January 2025
NR rights after patient released to care Other	3	278	22 December 2024
Coronavirus Practice Direction Mental Health Act coronavirus	3	499	19 December 2024
SOAD assessments by telephone Mental Health Act treatment , soad	7	202	17 December 2024
NR discharge letter given to ward manager Mental Health Act nr , discharge	11	341	16 December 2024
S17 leave for consumption of tobacco? Other	3	268	11 December 2024
New T2 required on RC's return from leave? Mental Health Act treatment , mha-forms	7	189	11 December 2024
Execution of s135(1) warrant Other mha-forms	3	150	10 December 2024
Dementia patient won’t stop driving Other	7	195	9 December 2024
S37/41 Discharge to victim's address Mental Health Tribunal	2	444	9 December 2024
CQC 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act' report - where is it? Mental Health Act locating-documents	1	403	6 December 2024
Restricted Cases and the Parole Board Mental Health Tribunal parole	1	410	6 December 2024
Tribunal making recommendations on care/treatment/ onward discharge destination Mental Health Tribunal	1	354	6 December 2024
S2 MHA Leaflet in Slovakian Mental Health Act patient-information	1	72	6 December 2024