Mental Health Act 20266
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Provision of information for persons admitted as voluntarily admitted person to registered acute mental health centre | ||
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41. (1) The responsible consultant psychiatrist of a voluntarily admitted person shall, as soon as is practicable after the person is admitted to the registered acute mental health centre, give or cause to be given to the person a notice in writing of the admission, which notice shall include a statement in writing to the effect that the person— | ||
(a) will be given a general description of the proposed care and treatment to be administered to him or her during the period of voluntary admission, | ||
(b) is entitled to receive information on any aspect of his or her proposed care and treatment at any time during the period of admission, | ||
(c) will be provided with an explanatory note on the guiding principles in relation to all decisions regarding his or her care and treatment, | ||
(d) is entitled to consent to or refuse treatment during the period of voluntary admission, | ||
(e) is informed of the complaints procedure for the registered acute mental health centre and of his or her entitlement to bring a complaint under that procedure, | ||
(f) is informed of any relevant advocacy services, | ||
(g) is entitled to communicate with the Chief Inspector, | ||
(h) is entitled to discuss discharge planning with a member of his or her multidisciplinary team, | ||
(i) is entitled to have a nominated person under section 192 accompany him or her to meetings and to consult with on decisions regarding the proposed care and treatment to be administered during the period of admission, and | ||
(j) subject to section 37 , is informed that he or she may leave the registered acute mental health centre at any time. | ||
(2) A nominated person shall be entitled to— | ||
(a) receive a copy of the notice provided under subsection (1), | ||
(b) receive any information subsequently provided under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection, and | ||
(c) accompany the voluntarily admitted person to meetings and consult with him or her on decisions regarding the proposed care and treatment to be administered during the period of admission. | ||
(3) A notice provided under subsection (1) and any information subsequently provided under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection shall be in a form and language that the person in receipt of the information can understand. |