Tag Archives: mental health act

Absconding Abroad?

May 20, 2008 – 11:43 pm

(Guest post by markyjones)
I am a nurse working in a locked ward in Anglia region. (I’d rather not give name of hospital). We have a patient on a section 37/41 order who has been granted unescorted town leave. I think she is an abscond risk (others disagree with me). She can take her passport and [...]

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Responsible Clinicians - does anyone give a toss?

March 10, 2008 – 10:30 pm

I note that The Shrink has reported that there’s a distinct lack of nurses, OTs etc rushing to take up the new “responsible clinician” role in his neck of the woods.
For those who don’t know, under the new Mental Health Act the former role of “Responsible Medical Officer” is being replaced by that of the [...]

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Evil Muslims raping our food and eating our wives

February 8, 2008 – 9:46 pm

Just my own take on a story that is now being circulated on certain medical blogs.
A Times columnist has made an extraordinary allegation. Allegedly Muslim GPs and psychiatrists are colluding to get Muslim women sectioned so their husbands can divorce them. According to the columnist’s informant:

The women are sent for asssessment to a hospital. The [...]

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Who’s health is it anyway?

February 5, 2008 – 2:30 am

A recent scenario gives me cause to vent. But also to raise for discussion the ethically debatable issue of ‘where to draw the line?’ when it comes to detained mental health treatment. The Shrink raises similar issues in his blog on issues of capacity and Advanced Directives.
My scenario revolves around Pt X who has a [...]

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Mental Health Legislation as a form of Social Control

December 12, 2007 – 3:06 pm

The 1800 Criminal Lunatics Act was one of the first pieces of legislation to directly address “the Safe Custody of Insane Persons Charged with Offenses”. Previously, Blackstone’s commentary on common law in the 18th Century mental health held that
“the absolute madmen… are not answerable for their actions, they should not be permitted the liberty [...]

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Mental Health Act – The Next Generation

November 17, 2007 – 10:32 am

Ok, you know those times where you have a really good idea…. or at least you think you do… then you’re not so sure, I mean, if it was that good… why has no-one else said it?
I have them all the time. Mostly I end up working it out in my head why it [...]

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Section 25 of the Mental Health Act

November 13, 2007 – 7:24 pm

Here’s a letter from a reader with a query regarding Section 25 of the Mental Health Act.
Since I’m not too expert on Section 25 myself…over to you guys.
Dear Mental,
An issue has arisen in my professional work that you might like to air on
mental nurse.
I have limited experience of section 25 but my understanding is [...]

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All Change 3: The Treatability Test

August 17, 2007 – 6:30 pm

I’ve neglected these posts on the new mental health laws, so time to get cracking again.
So let’s wade into the biggie. The really controversial one. The changes to the treatability test in order to enable the detention of dangerous people with personality disorders.
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All Change 2: Learning to Love the Mental Capacity Act

August 2, 2007 – 6:13 pm

Okay, this is the second instalment of “All Change”, our serialisation on the subject of the new mental health laws. This time around a little detour away from the Mental Health Act to look at the other new set of mental laws that are shaking things up at the moment: the new Mental Capacity Act.
In [...]

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All Change 1: New sectioning powers for nurses

July 31, 2007 – 11:06 am

This is the first part of a series of post entitled “All Change”, in which every few days I’ll look at a different aspect of the new amendments to the Mental Health Act. While we’re at it, I think I might include a few bits on the new Mental Capacity Act. Hopefully this will give [...]

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New Mental Health Bill

July 12, 2007 – 7:11 pm

Only seven days ago. We keep you bang up to date here I only clicked when I read it on beakie’s site. I should have actually read this article which did point out the new bill had actually passed, i thought it was still being debated in the Lords.
Mental Health Coalition Welcomes the New [...]

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Avoiding Becoming A Patient

November 10, 2005 – 6:32 pm

I had a very bad day at work again.
It was similar to the event I discussed before (I Mental Nurse Am An Idiot) and again entirely my own fault. The problem is usually I don’t lose the plot quite so badly. My current job seems to be sucking life out of me.
No that is [...]

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Sectioning Detrimental To Self Esteem

November 1, 2005 – 5:30 pm

Cynics Guide To The Mental Health Act : 4 : Sectioning In General
I was chatting on the phone last night discussing this series of posts. I was quite proud of myself. Then it was pointed out that I was doing it very much the wrong way. I’ll summarise the conversation:
Mental: Surely it’s better to [...]

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Stop In The Name Of My Law !

October 15, 2005 – 6:33 pm

Cynics Guide To The Mental Health Act : 3 : The Nurses Holding Power
I never used this during the best part of two years of busy acute nursing. Everybody I asked to stop … stopped.
[MHA83 : England] Legalese
The Nurses holding power.
Section 5(4)
Under section 5(4) you can also be detained by some suitably qualified [...]

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Better Than Butlins ?

October 10, 2005 – 4:43 pm

Cynics Guide To The Mental Health Act : 2b : How To Get Sectioned 2
Here is a very selective look at the ways you can be detained for being very mad.
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