I was astonished the first time I was called to assist in sectioning one of
our patients in hospital. I'd been a GP for several years by then and never
come across it before - I assumed they had a hospital system in place.
So far I've managed to resist the requests as they've come on my on-call
days (usually late in the afternoon) and relate to partners' patients about
whom I have no knowledge.
When I've refused the ASW's response has effectively been, well, we'll have
to find a section 12 doctor, then.
Yes you will.
--
Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Bromley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 25 November 2004 18:12
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sectioning under Mental Health Act
>
>
> Fay - do you take the same approach to 'in hours' sections as
> these can be
> even more disruptive time wise - and often again you do not know the
> patient. In my last practice for the last 6 months or so I
> did actually
> refuse and advised them to get an Approved Section 12 GP in - without
> hearing anything else subsequently. Going to do the section
> would have taken
> a couple of hours of my time in the evening after surgery,
> travelling a
> 16-20 mile round trip (and not having any mileage payment -
> merely the GP
> fee.)
>
> I agree with you and suspected that a GP payment was cheaper
> than a section
> 12 payment.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Paul Bromley
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