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| Name | Introduction to the Mental Health Act, Code and Tribunals | |
| Venue | Online | |
| Date | 09/04/2025 | 09/04/2025 - 09/04/2025 |
| Time | 10.00am - 3.30pm | |
| Cost | Cost: £125.00+vat (per person) | |
| Price includes | Training course materials | |
| Description |
This course is essential for those with little or no knowledge of the Mental Health Act who wish to obtain a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the subject. The emphasis of this day is on how the law works in practice. Content • Overview of the Mental Health Act 1983 • Definitions and terms • Assessment for possible admission to hospital • MHA or MCA? • New Powers of Entry (s.135) • New Police powers (s.136) • Civil admission (ss.2, 3, & 4) • Admission to hospital via Courts/Prison • Treatment under Part IV, MHA 1983 • Second opinion appointed doctors • Holding powers of doctors (s.5(2)) • Holding powers of nurses (s.5(4)) • Leave (s.17) • Absence without leave (s.18) • First and Upper Tier Tribunals • Hospital Manager’s hearings • Care Programme Approach • s.117 aftercare • Guardianship (s.7) |
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| Terms | Substitutes welcome. No transfers or cancellations within 14 days. Prior to this 20% administration charge. PELT right to cancel course. Accreditation. For solicitors (5 hours - SRA). For psychiatrists (5 CPD points - Royal College of Psychiatrists) as part of a Personal Development Plan (subject to peer group approval). |
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