R (Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust) v MHRT [2001] EWHC Admin 101
While the matter has to be looked at in the round, including the prospect of future in-patient treatment, there will come a time when, even though it is certain that treatment will be required at some stage in the future, the timing of that treatment is so uncertain that it is no longer "appropriate" for the patient to continue to be liable to detention. The application for judicial review against the MHRT's decision to discharge from s3 failed.
Citation
[2001] MHLR 8
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