Mental Health Act 1983 Assessments: Audit of Compliance With GMC and Legal Expectations
Aims: Serious concerns have been raised by a HM Coroner in England regarding poor medical recording and communication following Mental Health Act Assessments (MHAA). We aimed to undertake a ‘deep-dive’ audit of documentation and inter-professional communication to assess compliance with GMC Good Med...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425105462/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: Serious concerns have been raised by a HM Coroner in England regarding poor medical recording and communication following Mental Health Act Assessments (MHAA). We aimed to undertake a ‘deep-dive’ audit of documentation and inter-professional communication to assess compliance with GMC Good Medical Practice (GMP) and Mental Health Act Code of Practice 2015 (MHACP) following a MHAA in the Doncaster locality of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH). |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |