View source for Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets

As usual now, there are separate documents for use in England and in Wales. See also: [[Foreign-language information leaflets]] and [[Tribunal forms]].

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==England==
On 15/10/08 the Department of Health published updated information leaflets, to be used from 3/11/08. They were then amended to reflect changes made on 1/4/09, namely the introduction of [[IMHA]]s and the replacement of the MHAC with the [[CQC]]. The leaflet "Your right to complain to the CQC" was revised on 19/10/09. 

The Department of Health and Social Care has stated: 
* "These leaflets on the National Archives website are the latest version.  There are no plans currently for the leaflets to be updated." (email correspondence, 5/9/23)
* "Whilst the leaflets are not included on the GOV.UK website, they can still be used by relevant organisations as they reflect the latest status of the legislation (i.e. reflecting the last major revision to the MHA in 2007)." (email correspondence, 6/9/23)

The following leaflets are on the {{link|natarchive=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130123195144/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_089275|text=National Archives website}}. Use that link (eventually I will replace the red links below with more useful working links!)

===Detention under Part 2===

* [[Patient information leaflet S2: Admission to hospital for assessment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S3: Admission to hospital for treatment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S4: Nurses' power to detain a person being treated for mental disorder at a hospital (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S4: Detention in hospital for assessment in an emergency (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S5(2): Detention of patients already in hospital (March 2009)]]

===Sections 135 and 136 ('Place of safety')===

* [[Patient information leaflet S135: Admission of mentally disordered persons found in a public place (June 2018)]] - also have March 2009 RTF version
* [[Patient information leaflet S136: Admission of patients removed by police under a court warrant (June 2018)]] - also have March 2009 RTF version

===Detention under Part 3===

* [[Patient information leaflet S37/41: Admission to hospital by a hospital order with restrictions (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S37: Admission to hospital by a hospital order without restrictions (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet s45A: Admission to hospital by hospital and limitation directions (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S38: Interim hospital order (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S35: Remand to hospital for assessment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S36: Remand to hospital for treatment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet Appeals: Patients admitted to hospital from the courts - rights to appeal (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S48: Transfer to hospital of an unsentenced prisoner (with or without restrictions) (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S47/49: Transfer to hospital with restrictions of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet S47: Transfer to hospital without restrictions of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment (March 2009)]] - have RTF but need PDF
* [[Patient information leaflet EndRes: Patients whose restrictions have come to an end (March 2009)]]

===Guardianship===

* [[Patient information leaflet G-7: Guardianship (Section 7) (March 2009)]] - also have October 2008 version PDF
* [[Patient information leaflet G-37: Guardianship order (Section 37) (March 2009)]]

===Supervised community treatment (SCT)===

* [[Patient information leaflet SCT-Pt2: Supervised community treatment for Part 2 patients (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet SCT-Pt3: Supervised community treatment for Part 3 patients (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet SCT-Recall: Recall to hospital of a patient on supervised community treatment (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet SCT-RevPt3: Revocation of community treatment order for treatment under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act (March 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet SCT-RevPt2: Revocation of community treatment order for treatment under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act (March 2009)]]

===Miscellaneous===

* [[Patient information leaflet ECT: Electro-convulsive therapy for patients detained in hospital (March 2009)]] 
* [[Patient information leaflet CQC: Your right to complain to the Care Quality Commission (October 2009)]]
* [[Patient information leaflet Nearest Relative: Your nearest relative under the Mental Health Act 1983 (March 2009)]]''Detention under Part 2'''

{{thanks|Rogers, Sandie|Cygnet Health Care|providing all the English patient information leaflets}}

==Wales==
On 29/10/08 the Welsh Assembly Government published separate information leaflets, which are now available on the {{link|https://nccu.nhs.wales/mhs/mha/patient-leaflets/|NHS Wales website|s}}.

* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 1 - Section 2: Admission for assessment]] <ref name="q">document states March 2009, PDF created 13/5/09</ref>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 2 - Section 3: Admission for treatment]] <ref name="w">document states March 2009, PDF created 13/5/09, updated 31/3/21</ref>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 3 - Section 4: Admission for assessment in cases of emergency]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 4 - Section 5(2): Doctor's or Approved Clinician's holding power]]  <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 5 - Section 5(4): Nurses' holding power (March 2021)]] <ref name="w"/>
* Welsh patient information leaflet 6 - Section 7 - no longer on NHS Wales website (as of 4/10/22) <ref name="t">available offline</ref>
* Welsh patient information leaflet 7 - Section 17A SCT - no longer on NHS Wales website (as of 4/10/22) <ref name="t"/>
* Welsh patient information leaflet 8 - Section 17E - no longer on NHS Wales website (as of 4/10/22) <ref name="t"/>
* Welsh patient information leaflet 9 - Section 20 - no longer on NHS Wales website (as of 4/10/22) <ref name="t"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 10 - Section 35: Remand to hospital for assessment]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 11 - Section 36: Remand to hospital for treatment]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 12 - Section 37: Admission to hospital by a court order]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 13 - Section 37: Guardianship (by Court Order)]] <ref name="e">document states November 2008, PDF created 13/5/09, modified 31/3/21</ref>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 14 - Section 37/41: Admission to hospital by a court order with restrictions]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 15 - Section 37/41: Recall from CD]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 16 - Section 38: Interim hospital order]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 17 - Section 45A: Hospital and limitation directions]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 18 - Section 47: Transfer to hospital of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment without restrictions]] <ref name="w"/>
* Welsh patient information leaflet 19 - Section 47/49 - the NHS Wales link to leaflet 19 wrongly goes to leaflet 20 <ref name="t"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 20 - Section 48 (and section 49): Transfer to hospital of an unsentenced prisoner from a remand prison or remand centre with or without restrictions]] <ref name="w"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 21 - Section 135: Admission of persons removed by police under a court warrant]] <ref name="r">document states 11/12/17, PDF created 25/8/20</ref>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 22 - Section 136: Removal etc of mentally disordered persons without a warrant]] <ref name="r"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 23 - Patients admitted to hospital from the courts]] <ref name="e"/>
* [[Welsh patient information leaflet 24 - Your nearest relative under the Mental Health Act 1983]] <ref name="e"/>

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