Hi,
it’s quite common for H3s to be completed incorrectly. The people completing them often don’t realise that the date/time of admission (or acceptance of forms for someone already detained) may be earlier than the date they actually complete/sign the H3. Chances are that in your scenario the person entered the time/date they were completing the form, rather than the date of admission. In an ideal world this error would be spotted by a MHA administrator as part of their scrutiny process, and the form would be amended. Rather than going apopleptic, I hope this prompts the hospital concerned to review its scrutiny process. And also encourages everyone not to leave these things until the last minute. Or, if circumstances force last minute action, then to double or triple check everything. Hindsight is marvellous, but a quick check of progress notes or a check with the applicant AMHP may have revealed the error in the H3.
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