MH020 - MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL

1. A MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL can include a number of periods of MHC WITHOUT PATIENT CONSENT, where care or treatment is provided without the PATIENT's consent under Section 58 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Periods of authorised LEAVES OF ABSENCE from a MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL can be indefinite. Unauthorised ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE occurs when the PATIENT either absconds or fails to return from an authorised LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

2. The SERVICES PROVIDED within a MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPELL include SOCIAL SERVICES STATUTORY ASSESSMENTS, CONSULTANT EPISODES (ACUTE HOME-BASED), HOME HELP VISITS and SHELTERED WORK ATTENDANCES.

3. SHELTERED WORK ATTENDANCES take place within SHELTERED WORK SESSIONS which are held at SHELTERED WORK FACILITIES which are facilities which provide work in sheltered surroundings, often for those who are elderly, mentally ill or have learning difficulties.

4. CONSULTANT EPISODES (ACUTE HOME-BASED) comprise ACUTE HOME-BASED CONTACTS with a MENTAL HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBER, who may be the PATIENT's named care coordinator (CPA CARE COORDINATOR ALLOCATION).