Mental Health Act Code of Practice contents list

Mental Health Act Code of Practice contents list

Introduction

Code of practice – Mental Health Act 1983 ( rev. 2008)
The revised Code of Practice was prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Secretary of State for Health after consulting such bodies as appeared to him to be concerned, and laid before Parliament. The Code came into force on November 3rd, 2008.
For the full publication,  search for ‘Mental Health Act Code of Practice’ on www.dh.gov.uk  within ‘publications’  ( DH 0845597) or download this pdf  ( 737Kb). The Code of Practice 1983, rev. 2008 covers all of the following items

Contents

1  Statement of guiding principles
2  Information for patients, nearest relatives and others
3  Mental disorder
4  Applications for detention in hospital
5  Emergency applications for detention
6  The appropriate medical treatment test
7  Conflicts of interest
8  The nearest relative
9  Attorneys and deputies
10Police powers and places of safety
11Conveyance of patients
12Holding powers
13Receipt and scrutiny of documents
14Allocating or changing a responsible clinician
15Safe and therapeutic responses to disturbed behaviour
16Privacy and safety
17Wishes expressed in advance
18Confidentiality and information sharing
19Visiting patients in hospital
20Independent mental health advocates
21Leave of absence
22Absence without leave
23Medical treatment under the Act
24Treatments subject to special rules and procedures
25Supervised community treatment
26Guardianship
27After-care
28Guardianship, leave of absence or SCT?
29 Detention and SCT: renewal, extension and discharge
30 Functions of hospital managers
31 Hospital managers’ discharge power
32 The Tribunal
33 Patients concerned with criminal proceedings
34 People with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders
35 People with personality disorders
36 Children and young people under the age of 1