Managing restricted patients in acute, non-secure in-patient services: clinical, ethical and resource implications of long waits for a response from the Ministry of Justice

BJPsych Bulletin

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Gunjan Sharma¹  Penelope Brown¹  Ijaz Ur Rehman¹  Edward Chesney¹ 

[1] South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

关键词: Human rights;    forensic mental health services;    psychiatry and law;    ethics;    in-patient treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1192/bjb.2021.53

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Aims and method In-patients subject to Section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) require permission from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for leave, transfer and discharge. This study aimed to quantify the time spent waiting for the MoJ to respond to requests, using data on restricted patients recalled to a non-forensic unit over 8 years.

【 授权许可】

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