Community Treatment
Following amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983, patients who are detained in hospital for treatment can be discharged subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO), which sets out conditions of discharge.
If a patient breaches these conditions, and in doing presents a risk to their health or safety, or a risk to others, they can be bought back into hospital. As with detention under the Act, a patient can be discharged by their responsible clinician, a Mental Health Review Tribunal, the hospital managers or their nearest relative.
People subject to CTOs can receive support from Independent Mental Health Advocates.
For further information please call us on 020 8900 2221 or use the contact form on this site.