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, 70% of all emergency detention certificates (EDCs) granted in the quarter had the consent of a mental health officer (MHO). 68% were granted out of hours (Table 80). Overall, 30% of EDCs in Scotland did not have MHO consent.
The law says that MHO consent for emergency detention should be sought where practicable. Table 79 shows variations between NHS board areas. Ayrshire and Arran shows a relatively high proportion of EDCs granted out of hours without MHO consent at 55%.
Table 79: Emergency orders by time granted, MHO consent and Health Board, April to June 2009
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Table 80: Emergency orders by MHO consent, time granted and Health Board, April - June 2009
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August 2009
