Hello, I wonder if anyone can help…
When a patient is on a CTO and is in and out of hospital settings how do the dates with the Section3 work out?
EG,
If a S3 began in January and the person goes back to the community with CTO in place,then returns to Hospital in the November, would the S3 then need renewing in January again ? (assuming its annual renewal)
Or would a new S3 begin in the November, changing The renewal dates?
Hi Emily,
The period resets when a CTO is made or revoked (which makes sense as each time there’s oversight of a doctor & AMHP).
In your example, the client’s detention (and eligibility period) runs for 6 months from the revocation of the CTO (e.g. if the CTO was revoked on 15.11.25, the “resurrected” Section 3 would run until 14.05.26).
Hope this helps!
In other words, the s3 starts a fresh 6 months each time the CTO is revoked.