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Publication - Advice and guidance

Mental health law: nurse's holding power: guidance

Published 27 June 2017
Part of
Health and social care

Interim informal guidance on nurse's holding power under sections of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 as amended by the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015.

Nurse's holding power - guidance

4 page PDF
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Contact

Mental Health Law Team
Mental Health and Protection of Rights Division
3ER St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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