Can someone help me, ive been sectioned under section 5 but they wont tell me what it means
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From the NHS website
If you're already in hospital, certain nurses can stop you leaving under Section 5(4) until the doctor in charge of your care or treatment, or their nominated deputy, can make a decision about whether to detain you there under Section 5(2).
Section 5(4) gives nurses the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 6 hours.
Section 5(2) gives doctors the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 72 hours, during which time you should receive an assessment that decides if further detention under the Mental Health Act is necessary
www.nhs.uk
If you're already in hospital, certain nurses can stop you leaving under Section 5(4) until the doctor in charge of your care or treatment, or their nominated deputy, can make a decision about whether to detain you there under Section 5(2).
Section 5(4) gives nurses the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 6 hours.
Section 5(2) gives doctors the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 72 hours, during which time you should receive an assessment that decides if further detention under the Mental Health Act is necessary
Mental Health Act
In most cases when people are treated in hospital or another mental health facility, they have agreed or volunteered to be there. But there are cases when a person can be detained, also known as sectioned, under the Mental Health Act (1983) and treated without their agreement.
www.nhs.uk
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Rumi
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Legal kidnapping, the fact you are here demonstrates your resolve.
It says section 5 is a public order act on wiki, though, did you 'disturb the peace' or something?
The UK is a joke, pretends to care about freedom but does this regularly lol, hate that country, although mine is exactly the same if not worse.
It says section 5 is a public order act on wiki, though, did you 'disturb the peace' or something?
The UK is a joke, pretends to care about freedom but does this regularly lol, hate that country, although mine is exactly the same if not worse.
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