tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post3887609194557059145..comments2024-03-27T17:57:42.627+00:00Comments on The Masked AMHP: The Policing and Crime Act 2017 – Implications for the Mental Health Act and AMHPsThe Masked AMHPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-78780877119138159582017-04-25T15:49:06.049+01:002017-04-25T15:49:06.049+01:00It's basically anywhere that will accept the p...It's basically anywhere that will accept the patient.The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-35652295927202751452017-04-18T10:54:12.752+01:002017-04-18T10:54:12.752+01:00What is the definition of 'place or safety'...What is the definition of 'place or safety' in the new act?Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220268461242765812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-88062345958745030462017-04-05T20:18:11.893+01:002017-04-05T20:18:11.893+01:00A children's ward would be regarded as a PoS -...A children's ward would be regarded as a PoS -- if the police could get the hospital to accept the patient. I've known cases where a medical children's ward has been used as an admission ward for a detained child in the absence of appropriate children's MH provision, so already happens.The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-23168620145331751102017-04-03T15:53:45.930+01:002017-04-03T15:53:45.930+01:00Can you explain how this would work for under 18&#...Can you explain how this would work for under 18's please ? Would a childrens ward in a DGH be deemed as a place of safety ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-33209752449899553312017-03-12T06:48:05.646+00:002017-03-12T06:48:05.646+00:00We have been given guidance by our legal departmen...We have been given guidance by our legal department that following an MCA/BI decision, removing an individual from their home can be used using s135 (1) once the least restrictive options have been explored and exhausted. I am an AMHP and have come very close to requesting a 135(1) warrant but on both occasions was able to explore remove an older adult to a care home without the need for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-51769410978549513372017-01-31T04:06:55.617+00:002017-01-31T04:06:55.617+00:00From my reading of the amendment to s135 it appear...From my reading of the amendment to s135 it appears that a place of safety could be far wider than A&E or care homes and - with their agreement - could include the person's home, or a friend's home, subject to their and any/any other occupier's agreement.<br />"82 Restrictions on places that may be used as places of safety<br />(1) The Mental Health Act 1983 is amended as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-37852631149721047642017-01-22T12:00:03.171+00:002017-01-22T12:00:03.171+00:00Under Sec.135(1)(a) a patient who "has been, ...Under Sec.135(1)(a) a patient who "has been, or is being, ill-treated, neglected or kept otherwise than under proper control" can be removed to a place of safety to make "arrangements for his treatment or care". However, the most common use of a Sec.135(1) warrant is in order to conduct an assessment under the MHA. I am personally not aware of any cases in our area in which The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-84981512926702683962017-01-20T09:58:56.185+00:002017-01-20T09:58:56.185+00:00Interesting - I'm curious to know whether, in ...Interesting - I'm curious to know whether, in practice, 135(1) is ever used for a safeguarding purpose - i.e. where the person with a disorder is being 'ill-treated, neglected' by someone who may be living at the same place? Could you give me any pointers on this? The amendments don't seem to point in that direction (e.g. that which allows the person's home to be classed as a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-13413750595138742072017-01-15T23:04:32.948+00:002017-01-15T23:04:32.948+00:00If you are not complying with the conditions of yo...If you are not complying with the conditions of your CTO, your psychiatrist can recall you to hospital. If you refuse to go, then your care team can obtain a Sec.135(2) warrant, which will allow a police officer to enter your home, using force if necessary, and take you to hospital.The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-50421750907362606462017-01-15T21:03:15.629+00:002017-01-15T21:03:15.629+00:00I live in support living and on a CTO. I'm ref...I live in support living and on a CTO. I'm refusing to take my depot. I have my own tenancy and bedroom but share communal areas. I know if I refuse to open my bedroom door they can get a 135 section warrant but where do I stand if I refuse to let them in my house? If they do gain entry can they forcibly detain me and take me back to hospital? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960628411915771251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-35379049344938329822017-01-14T09:23:06.576+00:002017-01-14T09:23:06.576+00:00Acts of Parliament can amend existing law. This Ac...Acts of Parliament can amend existing law. This Act will amend the MHA in the ways I have described. The Care Act and the 2007 MHA also directly amended the MHA 1983. The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-71118552934619980812017-01-13T13:21:10.718+00:002017-01-13T13:21:10.718+00:00Hi How does this change the MHA?
Is this automatic...Hi How does this change the MHA?<br />Is this automatic or does the MHA now need a change in legislation directly itself to accommodate the Policing and Crime Act?<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com