Psychiatry

1. Allows nurses (of prescribed class) to hold an informal inpatient in hospital for up to 6 hours toallow for a medical assessment

a) 5(3)
b) 5(4)
c) 5(2)
d) 12(2)
e) 2 (5)

2. Under what section of the Mental Health Act may the Secretary of State approve a registered medical practitioner as having special experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder?

a) 12(2)
b) 5(2)
c) 2
d) 4
e) 3

3. Enables a police officer to remove someone from a public place and take them to a Place of Safety

a) 138
b) 134
c) 137
d) 135
e) 136

4. Enables an Approved Social Worker to seek a warrant from a Justice of the Peace which will allow a police officer to enter premises (by force if necessary) in order to search for someone with mental health problems and take them to a Place of Safety.

a) 134
b) 135
c) 137
d) 138
e) 136

5. Allows the emergency detention for up to 72 hours of patients who have not yet been admitted to hospital (e.g. A&E) when an approved doctor is not available soon enough. The application is made by the nearest relative of approved mental health practitioner and requires a recommendation from one registered medical practitioner.

a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 12(2)
e) 5(2)

6. Provides the authority for someone to be admitted to hospital for assessment for up to 28 days. Requires an Application which is based on two Medical Recommendations.

a) 4
b) 12(2)
c) 3
d) 5(2)
e) 2

7. Provides the authority for someone to be admitted to hospital for treatment for up to six months. It requires an Application which is based on two Medical Recommendations.

a) 2
b) 4
c) 12(2)
d) 3
e) 5(2)

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