# Two hospital orders dated the same day

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/two-hospital-orders-dated-the-same-day/4251>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Created:** [11 September 2025 11:28 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/two-hospital-orders-dated-the-same-day/4251 "2025-09-11T11:28:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rona](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@Rona](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Rona)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2025 11:28 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/two-hospital-orders-dated-the-same-day/4251/1 "2025-09-11T11:28:56Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Queries about second unrestricted hospital order](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/queries-about-second-unrestricted-hospital-order/3636/2):

Hi Guy, So I have put a separate post up about the common platform that Courts use regarding my situation. So if I have two hospital orders dated the same day from the same court and they will not amalgamate the two. If they were issued at different times then the would latter override the earlier one even thought on the same day. I know I am clutching at straws here. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [28 November 2025 13:35 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/two-hospital-orders-dated-the-same-day/4251/2 "2025-11-28T13:35:10Z")

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I’ve just noticed that you didn’t get a reply to this one. I’ve not thought it through but but I think the logic of [s40](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/MHA_1983_s40)(5) could be applied here too, and it would make sense to treat the second hospital order as the one that counts.

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**Author:** ![GuyDavis](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@GuyDavis](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/GuyDavis)\
**Post date:** [28 November 2025 16:43 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/two-hospital-orders-dated-the-same-day/4251/3 "2025-11-28T16:43:08Z")

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I obviously missed this, but agree with you Jonathan.