Approved Medical Practitioners - Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act, 2003 Training Manual
Training material for Approved Medical Practitioners
Section 11. Appendix 1 - Notifying and informing the Mental Welfare Commission - timelines for responsible medical officers
Some of the finalised forms may automatically lead to nofication, and the details are not yet determined. The MWC is based at K floor, Argyll House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9SH, telephone: 0131 222 6111, but will move to Falkirk in March 2006.
In this table, inform means 'telephone or write', whereas notify means 'in writing'.
Section |
Type |
Within/When |
How |
|---|---|---|---|
48(2) |
Grant extension To STDC |
24 hours |
Inform |
49(4) |
Revoke STDC or extension |
7 days |
Notify |
54(3) |
Revoke suspension of STDC |
ASAP |
Inform |
74(1) |
Revoke interim CTO |
ASAP |
Inform |
82(1) |
Revoke CTO |
7 days |
Notify |
87(2) |
Extension of CTO |
ASAP |
Inform |
91 |
Extension and variation of CTO |
ASAP |
Inform |
94/91 |
Variation of CTO |
ASAP |
Inform |
97/91 |
Recorded matter not met (copy to Tribunal) |
ASAP |
Notify |
127 |
Suspension of CTO or interim CTO detention |
14 days |
Notify |
128 |
Suspension of other (community) CTO measures |
14 days |
Notify |
129 |
Revoke Section 127 or 128 |
14 days |
Notify |
144 |
Revoke CO |
7 days |
Notify |
153 |
Extend CO |
ASAP |
Inform |
157 |
Extend/vary CO (copy to Tribunal) |
ASAP |
Inform |
160/157 |
Vary CO |
ASAP |
Inform |
177/116 |
Detention on community CO |
7 days |
Notify |
177/116 |
Revoke detention under community CO |
7 days |
Notify |
179/127/128 |
Suspension of detention or other measure of CO |
14 days |
Notify |
224 |
Suspension of more than 28 days for CO, TO, restriction, hospital direction |
14 days |
Notify |
225 |
Revoke Section 224 suspension |
14 days |
Notify |
243 |
Urgent medical treatment |
7 days |
Notify |
248 |
Report on NMD or ECT |
After treatment |
Notify |
310 |
Absconding |
To be decided |
Notify |
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