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										The Mental Health Act 1983: Safeguards (England)
										
												Introduction
											
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												Module information
											
												About the authors
											
												Module contents
											
												Pre-module test
											
												Related articles: Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
											
												Section 1: The Code of Practice
											
												Section 2: The Nearest Relative
											
												Section 3: The Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA)
											
												Section 4: The Tribunal
											
												Section 5: Duties and powers of the Responsible Authority
											
												Section 6: Conflicts of interest when undertaking an assessment
											
												Section 7: The Second Opinion Appointed Doctor (SOAD)
											
												Summary
											
												Appendix I
											
												Appendix II: Transcripts

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Module introduction

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, we hope you will be able to:

identify the key safeguards for patients' rights within the Mental Health Act 1983

understand the role of professionals in ensuring knowledge of and access to those safeguards

know the limitations of the safeguards

understand the extent of the authority of the safeguards.

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