Overview

This course looks at the ‘Mental Health Act’ and its implications for organisations, patients and their relatives.

Objectives

At the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

• Define mental disorder
• Distinguish between what is and is not covered by the Mental Health Act
• Recognise what criteria must be met in relation to the appropriate treatment test
• State the criteria required for patients to be considered for Supervised Community Treatment
• Identify who can be classed as a ‘nearest relative’
• Define the term deprivation of liberty.