A quiz for World Mental Health Day : The British* Patient

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9 October

The British* Patient

Inspired by rewatching The English Patient (1997) earlier in the week, here is a quiz for World Mental Health Day (#WMHD2014 on 10 October) about patients’ rights...


Which of the following are rights of a patient in a psychiatric unit (in England & Wales*) when detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended), headed ‘admission for assessment’ ? :


1. To be placed in a unit within 25 miles of home

2. To see a psychiatrist within 3 hours if distressed

3. Not to take medication, if offered twice already and refused

4. To take a walk in the ground for up to an hour, if the staff are told first

5. To have family or friends visit outside visiting hours in the first two weeks of the admission

6. To drive, as long as one’s partner is present

7. To go home on overnight leave at least once per week

8. To vote in local and national elections

9. To choose to be treated, on the NHS, by another psychiatrist who is employed by the same Trust

10. To specify that would never, whatever the consequence, wish to have ECT

11. To see a mental health advocate about any matter of concern

12. To spend at least two hours per week, in total, in conversation with one’s primary nurse




Answers, as at 11 October, are here...






End-notes

* Scotland has its own Mental Health Act, so this is only applicable to the law of England & Wales.


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