NHS drops virtual assessments used to section patients – The Guardian

Hospital trusts in England have been told to stop using virtual assessments to section people under the Mental Health Act after a judge ruled them unlawful.
An NHS trust sought a court judgment on remote assessments after the Department of Health and Social Care issued guidance in November indicating that this method could be used as part of an evaluation during the pandemic.
Experts said that a small but significant number of people may have been sectioned this way.
Following the judgment, an email…

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