Annex F(i)
Legal Status and Consent: Acceptable combinations of patient legal status and consent to ECT
| Status | Consent | Documentation |
| Informal | given fully informed | * signed consent form |
| Section 24/25 (or equivalent) | given fully informed | * signed consent form |
| emergency: unable or unwilling | * entry in case notes etc... * local consultant second opinion * inform MWC and request second opinion | |
| ECT is given under Common Law | ||
| Section 26/18 (or equivalent) | given fully informed | * signed consent form * Form 9 (Section 98) |
| unable or unwilling | * Form 10 (S. 98 second opinion) | |
| emergency: unable or unwilling | * entry in case notes etc... * local consultant second opinion * inform MWC and request second opinion * Section 102 (Urgent Treatment) |
MWC - Mental Welfare Commission
MH(S)A - Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
NB. ECT given to ANY patient detained under Section 26, Section 18 or equivalent is only LEGAL if the statutory documentation has been completed. We suggest that you have sight of relevant documentation (or copies) before proceeding to give ECT.
See CRAG Good Practice Statement on ECT (1997) for more detail of best practice.
