Overview
This course looks at the ‘Mental Health Act’ and its implications for organisations, patients and their relatives.
Objectives
At the end of the course, trainees will be able to:
- Define mental disorder
- Distinguish between what is and is not covered by the Mental Health Act
- Recognise what criteria must be met in relation to the appropriate treatment test
- State the criteria required for patients to be considered for Supervised Community Treatment
- Identify who can be classed as a ‘nearest relative’
- Define the term deprivation of liberty.