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Rights for involuntary patients

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Rights for involuntary patients

This easy read information sheet is a summary of another document about your rights as an involuntary patient. It is called Schedule 3 Statement of Rights for Persons Detained in Mental Health Facility. It gives a summary of rights for involuntary patients, rights about staying in hospital, rights about the Mental Health Review Tribunal, rights about treatment, rights about information when you are in hospital, rights about leaving hospital, and rights if you have not been given the care you need.
Target audience:
General
Service area:
NSW
Published:
November 2020
Last reviewed:
April 2024
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