Criminal damage on acute ward

[cough cough]

i kicked a door down to make my escape, one with a electrical fob opening so damaged the internal mechanism as well as the door frame, one a normal mental health ward would they normally ring the police and get me arrested for criminal damage or would they leave it?

[Cedrus]

when i've been in hospital before, if someone on a section kicked off and their behaviour wasn't containable they would get injected, but if someone informal kicked off and appeared aggressive/damaged property they called the police which sometimes resulted in the person being arrested. i know it's not answering your question completely, but just something i noticed on the wards.

[[Luna]]

A few years ago when I was in hospital I broke a lot of windows. It often resulted me in being restrained and injected. Eventually I was told if I broke anymore windows I would be charged with the £600 cost it takes the repair the window.

I think it depends on the ward and the staff.

[random.swirls]

I asked this and was told it would often depend on the mental state of the person and if charges could be pressed.

Could you ask the staff?

[sherlock holmes]

As everyone has said it depends on the hospital's policy and how they deemed your mental state to be at the time.

Can you ask them what will happen?

[cough cough]

Update I didn't get arrested but have to pay £600 for the door. Out on section 17 leave at home until Monday thank good.

[Steel Maiden]

I punched a patient several times and then smashed up a payphone on a secure unit. I had to pay to replace the phone and I was put on one to one nursing, and not allowed to be near other patients alone for a while. But I didn't get arrested.