Originally Posted by
J.Greens
Wait a second here. Sectioning only happens if you resist hospital treatment, or life is at danger? So if you go volunterarily, it wouldn't be a section and thus NOT appear on an enhanced CRB?
Interesting.
Anyone who goes in voluntarily is not on a section and (to a certain extent) can come and go as they like during the day. If you feel that after a certain while (say after 2 weeks +) that you do no longer want to be in hospital then you in most cases, will be able to go home, provided the discharge papers and a week's worth of medication is available. If the staff feel that you are a potential danger to you or anyone else, then they should tell you. However if you take no notice and try to go home then they will section you.
If however you are not at hospital, and get sectioned, then you will be either taken to the hospital by the police or via an ambulance (on the rare occasion, both). The only way you can leave is by being discharged by a MH worker (who does it depends on which section you are on). There is more paperwork involved, including an enhanced CPA, and you may be also subjected to an Community Treatment Order (which is basically saying "keep on taking your meds or we will take you back in"). You will not be able to leave until either you are discharged from your section or your section expires and it is not renewed (again subject to the staff thinking you are ready to leave the psych unit). You are usually have to attend an tribunal, and a solicitor is usually involved. If you are sectioned, you will be given paperwork and told what section you are detained under once in the psych unit.
So if the first case does apply, then of course you will not be sectioned and will not appear in enhanced CRBs. However, it will show up on your medical records. You may be asked (but it is not a common occurence) that for future jobs, if you have spent time in a psych unit.