❓ Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich asks about the number of general hospital beds occupied by mental health patients and the instances of involuntary mental health patients being cared for in non-secure beds. The answer refers to tabled papers for the first question and states that the requested data for the second question is not collected.
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(1) By hospital, how many general hospital beds have been occupied by a patient with a diagnosis of mental illness in each of the past three years?
(2) Under ‘duty of care’ protocols, on how many occasions in each of the past three years, have mental health patients requiring involuntary care have been cared for in non-secure, -
(a) approved mental health beds; and
(b) general hospital beds?
(2) Under ‘duty of care’ protocols, on how many occasions in each of the past three years, have mental health patients requiring involuntary care have been cared for in non-secure, -
(a) approved mental health beds; and
(b) general hospital beds?
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Answered
23 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
35 days
(1) See tabled papers [......]
(2) All clinicians have a 'duty of care' to provide care and treatment for persons with a mental illness who are unable, due to their mental illness, to provide consent. This is separate from the statutory obligations under the
Mental Health Act 1996
.
(a -b) Hospital Information Systems do not collect information on the legal status of patients admitted to a general hospital bed.
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(2) All clinicians have a 'duty of care' to provide care and treatment for persons with a mental illness who are unable, due to their mental illness, to provide consent. This is separate from the statutory obligations under the
Mental Health Act 1996
.
(a -b) Hospital Information Systems do not collect information on the legal status of patients admitted to a general hospital bed.
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