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Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet John

“Having worked across the country, Lancashire is where I chose to stay mainly because of the people I have met, what the area has to offer and I’m fortunate to work with some great colleagues.” Dr John Knapp, Consultant Psychiatrist To find out more about medical recruitment with Lancashire Care, …

Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet Mitu

“I’m part of an amazing team and living here in Lancashire is a pleasure. It’s a great place to live and work, the people are very friendly, the location is beautiful and I have really made it my home.” Dr Mitu Dhall, Consultant Psychiatrist To find out more about medical recruitment with Lancash…

Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet Gareth

“Having the opportunity to progress and get involved in medical education were a big part of my decision to establish my career and stay at Lancashire Care.” Dr Gareth Thomas, Consultant Psychiatrist To find out more about medical recruitment with Lancashire Care, please visit https://www.lancashi…

Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet Richard

“My love of the outdoors and ambition to make a difference to the lives of people with mental illness made choosing to work in Lancashire an easy decision.” Dr Richard Morgan, Deputy Medical Director To find out more about medical recruitment with Lancashire Care, please visit http://bit.ly/Medica…

Consultants at Lancashire Care - Recruitment Overview

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Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet Ayesha Rahim

Consultants at Lancashire Care - Meet Sathya Cherukuri

"I find it really easy to commute to and from work, I am just a couple of hours away from London, an hour away from Manchester and the schools in Lancashire are fantastic!"

Mental Health Act

What is a Section 2 of the Mental Health Act?

Section 2 is part of the civil sections under the Mental Health Act. It provides for someone to be detained in hospital under a legal framework for an assessment and treatment of their mental disorder. For more information please follow this link http://www.lancashirecare.nhs.uk/about-us/Mental-…

What is a Section 3 of the Mental Health Act?

Section 3 of the Mental Health Act is commonly known as "treatment order" it allows for the detention of the service user for treatment in the hospital based on certain criteria and conditions being met. These are that the person is suffering from mental disorder and that the mental disorder is of …

What is the Mental Capacity Act?

The Mental Capacity Act is a legal frame work that was introduced in 2007. It enables health and social care professionals to consider the provision of care and treatment for service users who may lack capacity or are unable to give consent to their treatment. For more information please follow th…

Mental Health Act - What is a Community Treatment Order?

A Supervised Community Treatment Order is part of the Mental Health Act - it was introduced as part of the 2007 amendments and was designed to enable some service users who are detained under longer sections of the Mental Health Act to be discharged earlier if possible with conditions to support the…

What is a Section 136 of the Mental Health Act?

Section 136 gives the police the power to remove a person from a public place, when they appear to be suffering from a mental disorder, to a place of safety. The person will be deemed by the police to be in immediate need of care and control as their behaviour is of concern. It is important to point…

What is a Section 5 (2) of the Mental Health Act?

Section 5 (2) is a temporary hold of an informal or voluntary service user on a mental health ward in order for an assessment to be arranged under the Mental Health Act 1983. This ensures their immediate safety whilst the assessment is arranged. For more information please follow this link http://…

Mental Health Act - What is Section 117 aftercare?

Section 117 aftercare is a legal duty that is placed on health and social services to provide after care services for individuals who have been detained under Section 3, Section 37, Section 47, Section 48 and Section 45A. It is the duty that comes in effect once the person has been discharged from …

Mental Health Act - What is an Approved Mental Health Professional?

The Approved Mental Health Professional role was developed by the 2007 Mental Act amendment. Prior to this the role was known as Approved Social Worker or ASW. The amendment to the Act broadened who could undertake the role beyond social workers to other registered Mental Health Professionals such …

Your right to appeal - Mental Health Tribunal and Hospital Managers' Review

For more information please follow this link http://www.lancashirecare.nhs.uk/about-us/Mental-Health-Act-Information/Your-right-to-appeal.php

What is a Section 4 of the Mental Health Act?

Section 4 of the Mental Health Act is an emergency application for detention in hospital for up to 72 hours. It requires only one medical recommendation from a doctor and the application is usually by an Approved Mental Health Professional, in very rare occasions it can be applied by the Nearest Re…

What is a Section 5 (4) of the Mental Health Act?

A Section 5 (4) is a temporary nursing holding power to ensure the immediate safety of a hospital in-service user while assessment by a doctor is arranged.

What is a Section 135 of the Mental Health Act?

Section 135 (1) of the Mental Health Act is the power to remove a person from a dwelling if it is considered they have a mental disorder and that they may be in need of care and attention for this. With the agreement of the person they can be assessed at the dwelling or removed to the place of safe…

Mental Health Act - What is an Independent Mental Health Advocate?

The Independent Mental Health Advocate is trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act. The Independent Mental Health Advocate role provides an additional safeguard for service users who are subject to the Mental Health Act. The Independent Mental Health Advocate works alongside men…

Mental Health Act - What is the purpose of Guardianship?

The purpose of Guardianship is to provide a legal frame work to support vulnerable services user in the community where you may not be able to achieve positive outcomes for them without the use of such authority. For more information please follow this link http://www.lancashirecare.nhs.uk/about-u…

Mental Health Act - What is the role of a Social Supervisor?

Social Supervisor refers to the professional involved in providing reports to the Ministry of Justice following a restricted service user being discharged from the hospital. The person discharged from the hospital is subject to Section 37/41 under Mental Health Act. Following discharge the service …

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