New emergency orders granted by health board area, with or without MHO consent, and by time granted, quarterly data
Summary
For Scotland as a whole, 64% of all emergency detention certificates (EDCs) granted in the quarter had the consent of a mental health officer (MHO). 69% were granted out of hours (Table 80). Overall, 36% of EDCs in Scotland did not have MHO consent, a slight increase from 33% last quarter
The law says that MHO consent for emergency detention should be sought where practicable.Table 79 shows variations between NHS board areas. Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow and Clyde show a relatively high proportion of EDCs granted out of hours without MHO consent at 46% and 34%. These Health Boards are followed closely by Ayrshire and Arran and Dumfries and Galloway at rates of 31% and 29% respectively. (this is leaving aside figures for Island Health Boards where sample size is very small)
Table 79: Emergency orders by time granted, MHO consent and Health Board, October - December 2008
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Table 80: Emergency orders by MHO consent, time granted and Health Board, October - December 2008
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February 2009
