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High rate of Section 4 admissions: clinical implications and possible explanation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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The Mental Health Commissioners recommend that whenever possible two doctors should be involved in the decision to admit a patient to hospital under the Mental Health Act (1983). That is, Sections 2 and 3 of the Act should always be used in preference to Section 4, where only one doctor is required. It further recommends that the use of Section 4 should be confined to emergencies when it is only possible to secure the attendance of one doctor.
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