DS Mental Health Act 2007

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DS Mental Health Act 2007

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Legal Framework and Key Provisions

  • Structure and main sections of the MHA
  • Primary Aim and Scope of the Act
  • Criteria for Detention under Sections 2, 3 and 4
  • Introduction to CTOs

What is a Mental Disorder?

  • The Mental Health Act definition
  • Introduction to Mental Illnesses, Personality Disorders, Learning Disabilities, ASD, Developmental Disorders, and other conditions encompassed by the Act

The Act Outlined

  • Respect for Patient’s Rights
  • Least Restrictive Option
  • Patient and Public Safety
  • Accountability and Oversight
  • Collaborative Care

Safeguards to Protect Patient’s Rights and Well-being

  • Right to Information
  • Consent to Treatment
  • SOAD
  • Advocacy
  • Right to Appeal
  • Regular Reviews
  • Nearest Relative
  • Care Programme Approach (CPA)

Safeguarding Procedures

  • Protection from Abuse
  • Whistleblowing
  • Strict Regulations and Legal Protections
  • Complaints and Patient Feedback

Key Provisions

  • Broadened Definition of Mental Disorder
  • Set Criteria for Detention and Treatment
  • Treatment without Consent
  • CTOs
  • AMHPs
  • IMHAs
  • Relationship with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Record Keeping and Documentation

Core Terms of the MHA

  • Mental Disorder explained
  • Detention
  • Consent
  • Defined AMHP Role
  • Nearest Relative
  • Defined IMHA Role

Healthcare Professionals Roles and Responsibilities

  • Doctors
  • Approved Clinician
  • Nurses
  • SOAD

Roles Specific to the MHA

  • Section 5(4) Nurses Holding Power

Conditions for Administering Treatment Without Patient Consent

  • Overview of criteria for administering treatment
  • Overview of criteria for detention

Applying the Principles of the MCA 2006

  • Five key principles of MCA
  • Presumption of Capacity
  • Patient support to make their own decisions
  • Unwise decisions
  • Best interests
  • Least restrictive option
  • Overlap of the MHA and MCA to protect patients and the public
  • Criteria for Detention and Treatment Comparison
  • DoLs
  • Decision-making
  • Assessment
  • Guide to Capacity Assessment
  • Guide to Best Interests Decision-making

Collaboration and Multidisciplinary Work

  • Team and Care Collaboration
  • Training and Professional Development

Types of Mental Health Assessments and Treatments under the MHA

  • Section 2 Assessment
  • Section 3 Treatment
  • Emergency Assessment (Section 4)
  • Holding Powers (Section 5)
  • Section 135 Warrant
  • Section 136
  • Medication
  • Psychological Therapies
  • ECT
  • Rehabilitation and Support Services
  • Inpatient Care
  • Seclusion and Restraint

Key Ethical Considerations

  • Autonomy
  • Consideration of Capacity Assessments, Informed Consent and Advanced Decisions
  • Beneficence
  • Non-Maleficence
  • Justice
  • Respect for Human Rights
  • Accountability and Transparency
  • Empowerment and Participation

Professional Conduct and Behaviour

  • Trust and Respect
  • Ethical Practice
  • Accountability
  • Quality of Care
  • Respect for Diversity
  • Effective Communication
  • Tailored Care
  • Reduce Disparities
  • Patient-Centred Care including a Holistic Approach and Rights and Dignity

Lived Experiences Videos

Content Warning: This material contains descriptions of mental disorder trauma, such as references to suicide attempts that may be distressing or triggering. Viewer discretion is advised.

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