Advance Statements overridden by the Responsible Medical Officer
Summary
The number of notifications of advance statements being over-ridden continues to be low and this quarter remains the same as in the previous quarter. We follow up all reported over-rides of patient wishes recorded in advance statements.
In 2005 we included advance statement over-rides as a monitoring priority. However our visits to individuals suggest that around 10% of people subject to compulsory treatment orders make advance statements. The number of over-rides therefore tells us little about regard for patient wishes across the country.
Table 60: Advance Statements overridden during last 4 quarters
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February 2009
