The MHC is responsible for operating the Mental Health Tribunal process. This process protects the rights of patients who are involuntarily detained.
On this page
This explains the responsibilities of the MHC and the rights of patients who are involuntarily detained (patients who are detained without their consent).
This explains the steps we take when we receive an admission or renewal order for a patient.
This explains who is on a Tribunal, the role of the Tribunal panel members and the independence of Tribunals.
This explains who must attend the Tribunal and who the Tribunal must ask to attend or allow to attend.
This explains what happens on the day of a Tribunal, where it is held, what documents are needed and how the Tribunal reaches its decisions.
This explains the decisions that a Tribunal can make and who is informed of that decision.
This explains
- what happens to a patient after a Tribunal makes a decision
- how to appeal the decision to the Circuit Court
- how long a patient stays in an approved centre
- when and if the patient can request an additional review
