Extending section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act to professions other than medicine

Applications for detention under civil sections of the England and Wales Mental Health Act 1983 require at least one recommendation from a registered medical practitioner who is approved under section 12 of the Act. The Mental Health Act 2007 introduced multi-professional approved clinicians who may...

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Main Authors: John L. Taylor, Carole Burrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-12-01
Series:BJPsych Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205646942400007X/type/journal_article