Legislation, statutory or legal guidance
Mental Health Act
Details the Mental Health Act's provisions for voluntary and detained patients; aimed at healthcare professionals and carers.
NHS websiteMental Health ActDetention and Treatment OrdersPatient RightsCarer Support
About this document
- Organisation
- NHS website
- Source
- NHS website content API (nhs.uk mental health pages)
- Published
- April 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England
- Context
- Source document
- Licence
- NHS website content licence — “Content supplied by the NHS website” (attribution required; free for non-commercial use)
- Access level
- Public
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