Emergency Medicine - RIE
- Doctor must be a fully registered medical practitioner
- Doctor conducts medical examination of the patient
- Doctor considers whether the criteria for detention under the 2003 Act are met
- Patient is reviewed by Mental Health Officer - MHO (if time allows)
- Either MHO gives consent or Doctor notes justification for lack of MHO consent (usually urgency)
- Doctor completes DET1 certificate - Link to DET1 Certificate
- Place the completed DET 1 certificate in the tray at Reception
Emergency Detention - EDC
Warning
Below is a guide on the completion and submission of the Emergency Detention Certificate (EDT1)
Managers (or their delegate in Legal Office) accept form and note commencement of detention
Managers inform NOK, Named Person, Mental Welfare Commission, any Attorney or Guardian, and the Local Authority (in cases where no MHO consent was obtained)
Managers confirm that they have fulfilled their s.260 obligations under the 2003 Act (regarding provision of information and advocacy)
(In NHS-L at this point admin staff also add the certificate to SciStore, update the ‘Notification and Legal’ tab in the EPR with the detention dates, and add the detention icon to the top right of the EPR)