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All mental health professionals should keep you fully informed about what is happening and explain things in a clear and understandable way. Ask if there is anything you want to know or are unsure about. | |
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If you're being admitted to hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act, this should be explained to you at the time. On arrival in hospital, the staff has a duty to tell you about the section that you are being held under, and about your rights, including your right to independent advocacy, and your right to appeal to the Hospital Managers and to the Mental Health Review Tribunal. They should also tell you about your rights regarding discharge from hospital and consent to treatment, and give you information about the Care Quality Commission (formerly the Mental Health Act Commission). The information you receive should include written information. | |
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The hospital must give the same kind of information to the person defined as your 'Nearest Relative' (see Section 26 under The Mental Health Act - Some Sections) including notice of when you are due to be discharged (unless you or the Nearest Relative has instructed that this information should not be given). Although you can ask him or her not to do so, the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) involved also normally has a duty to inform your Nearest Relative that you have been admitted to hospital and about your Nearest Relative's powers of discharge. Information leaflets about the Nearest Relative's rights should also be made available. | |
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