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Inpatients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1993 and other legislation: NHS trusts, high security psychiatric hospitals and private facilities, 1998-99

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007

The aim of this booklet is to provide information on the uses of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983. People can be formally detained in hospital under various sections of this Act in the interests of their own health or safety or for the protection of other people.

The following table indicates where to find information on specific aspects at each level of aggregation:

 

Admissions to hospital

Place of Safety orders

Changes in status after admission

Uses of Part II sections

Residents

All facilities

England

Tables 1, 12

-

-

Table 13

Table 14

RO

Table 12

-

-

Table 13

Table 14

NHS facilities

England

Tables 2, 12

Table 7

Table 4

Table 13

Tables 10, 14

RO

Table 12

Table 7

-

Table 13

Tables 10, 14

Trust/SHAs

Table 5

Table 7

Table 8

-

Table 10

Private facilities

England

Tables 3, 12

not applicable

-

Table 13

Tables 11, 14

RO

Table 12

..

-

Table 13

Tables 11, 14

HA

Table 6

..

Table 9

-

Table 11

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