http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/12/section/14/2008-11-03Mental Health Act 2007An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to mentally disordered persons; to amend section 40 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2019-08-012008-11-03Part 1Amendments to Mental Health Act 1983Chapter 2Professional rolesApproved clinicians and responsible clinicians
14Amendments to other provisions of 1983 Act1

The 1983 Act is amended as follows.

2

In section 118 (code of practice), in subsection (1)(a), after “registered medical practitioners” insert “ , approved clinicians ”.

3

In the following provisions, after “registered medical practitioner” insert “ or approved clinician ”

a

section 120(4)(a) (right of person authorised by Secretary of State etc to visit patients), and

b

section 121(5)(a) (right of person authorised by Mental Health Act Commission to visit patients).

4

In section 134 (correspondence of patients), in subsection (1), for “registered medical practitioner in charge of the treatment of the patient” substitute “ approved clinician with overall responsibility for the patient's case ”.

5

In section 145 (general interpretation), in subsection (1), insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

approved clinician” means a person approved by the Secretary of State (in relation to England) or by the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of this Act;

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