Module 5 Quiz – Tribunals, Hospital Managers’ Hearings, Giving Evidence & SOADs

Question 1: The Mental Health Tribunal can order that a patient be placed on a community treatment order

Question 2: A patient who is detained under section two of the Mental Health Act cannot apply for a Mental Health Tribunal after 14 days of admission

Question 3: The Tribunal can decide not to disclose some information to the patient if the RC requests it

Question 4: The Mental Health Tribunal is meant to be conducted in an adversarial fashion.

Question 5: It is possible for a Mental Health Tribunal to summons a witness and therefore compel them to attend.

Question 6: The content of the RC’s Mental Health Tribunal report is at their discretion.

Question 7: The Mental Health Tribunal must discharge an unrestricted patient if the statutory grounds for detention are not met.

Question 8: A SOAD (Second Opinion Appointed Doctor) T3 certificate provides authority to treat – it is not a direction to do so.

Question 9: For a section 3 patient a Hospital Managers’ Hearing has the same standing in law when it comes to ordering a patient’s discharge to that of a Mental Health Tribunal

Question 10: A patient’s RC can prevent Hospital Managers discharging a patient if they consider the patient is dangerous.