NHS Forth Valley mental health emergencies
- Appointment of a Responsible Medical Officer for the patient and medical examination by an Approved Medical Practitioner for those patients subject to an EDC.
- To take all reasonable steps to ensure the patient understands the effects of the certificate. This includes providing access to translation services – tel: 01324 590886.
- To ensure any certificate of detention is compliant with the requirements within the Act.
- To ensure that any certificates and timelines are managed properly.
Role of hospital managers
The role of Hospital Managers can be delegated to one or a combination of the following:
- Medical records officer
- Duty charge nurse
- Bed managers
- Ward managers
- Senior charge nurses
- Nurse in charge
- For acute, general hospital services, this includes the unit senior charge nurse or clinical co-ordinators.
In NHS Forth Valley this role is fulfilled by the Mental Health Act Administrators, within the Medical Records Department.
- Withing 12 hours of receiving the certificate inform the nearest relative or person who resides with the patient, named person and Mental Welfare Commission of the granting of a certificate.
- Notify within 7 days of Section 37 information, Named Person, Mental Welfare Commission and where MHO consent was not obtained the appropriate local authority of additional information in Section 37.
- Notify as soon as practicable the patient, named person, any welfare guardian or attorney of the granting of a certificate.
- Within 7 days of the granting of a certificate send a copy of the certificate to the Mental Welfare Commission and Mental Health Tribunal.