Hi
Patient subject to s48/49 had a court hearing in connection with the offences that led to the above order. The judge stated that the patient is no longer on remand and can stay in hospital on a voluntary basis but he is putting her on bail until the next hearing.
Do we need to wait for official paperwork from the court before we consider the patients status as voluntary or do we err on the side of caution - consider patient to be voluntary from now and if there are any concerns regarding risk/withdrawal of consent to admission/treatment then consider section 3 at the time?