Mental Health Act Section 5 2

The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that the use of section 5 2 of mental health act 1983 mha within the north east london nhs foundation trust nelft is used lawfully and within a best practice framework.

Mental health act section 5 2. Section 2 section 3 section 4 section 5 2 section 5 4 section 7 section 35 section 36 section 37 2 section 37 and 41 section 37 guardianship section 38 section 45a section 47 section 47 and 49 section 48 with or without 49 section 135 section 136. The doctor cannot renew or extend it. 1 1 this practice guidance note deals with the use of holding powers available to doctors and approved clinicians under section 5 2 of the mental health act 1983 mha and to certain nurses under section 5 4 of the mha within cumbria northumberland tyne and wear nhs foundation trust the trust.

An approved mental health professional amhp and doctors must assess you as soon as possible to see if you should be detained under section 2 or 3. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Section 5 2 allows the compulsory detention of a patient already receiving inpatient treatment for a duration of up to 72 hours by the doctor in charge of the case.

The mental health act mha says when you can be detained in hospital and treated against your wishes. This ensures their immediate safety whilst the assessment is arranged. Section 5 2 gives doctors the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 72 hours during which time you should receive an assessment that decides if further detention under the mental health act is necessary.

Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Section 5 2 of mental health act form h1 this form must be completed if you need to detain a patient against their will for up to 72 hours to allow an assessment under the mental health act with a view to an application under section 2 compulsory psychiatric assessment or 3 compulsory psychiatric treatment. Under section 5 2 you can be held for up to 72 hours.

Section 5 2 is a temporary hold of an informal or voluntary service user on a mental health ward in order for an assessment to be arranged under the mental health act 1983. A doctor or an approved clinician put you on the section. You are being kept in hospital because a doctor thinks you have a mental health problem and are not well enough to leave.