Notices of Amendments
given on
Tuesday 24th April 2007
Public Bill Committee
Mental Health Bill [Lords]
Local arrangements for assessment, conveyance
and admission of urgent cases
Ann Coffey
NC18
“140 Local arrangements
for assessment, conveyance and admission of urgent cases
to prepare, publish and maintain a comprehensive, up-to-date
scheme for the safe, timely and effective management of the cases of
patients within its area who may require urgent admission to hospital
for treatment for mental disorder, whether under this Act or otherwise.
(a) the arrangements for the assessment of urgent cases
and for ensuring the safety of the patient, carers, those carrying out
the assessment and any other persons present during the assessment,
(b) the arrangements for obtaining a bed, if required, and
the criteria for determining the relative priority of urgent cases awaiting
admission,
Responsibility for conveyance to hospital
Ann Coffey
NC19
(3) In Section 6(1) for “applicant, or any person
authorised by the applicant” substitute “the body to which
the application is addressed, or any person authorised by that body”
and for “convey him to the hospital” substitute “convey
him to the hospital identified by that body as being able to receive
him.”’.
Nearest relative (named persons)
Sandra Gidley
Dr John Pugh
NC20
“(3) In this Part of the Act, subject to the provisions
of this section and to the following provisions of this Part of this
Act, the “nearest relative” means, in descending order—
(b) the person first described in subsection (1) above who
is for the time being surviving, relatives of the whole blood being
preferred to relatives of the same description of the halfblood and
the elder of eldest of two or more relatives described in any paragraph
of that subsection being preferred to the other or others of those relatives,
regardless of sex.”.
Independent mental health advocate
Meg Hillier
NC21
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