questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the legal framework governing the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis in emergency departments.
answerText: People who are acutely unwell and in a mental health crisis often do go to accident and emergency (A&amp;E), and in some cases, a Mental Health Act assessment may be needed. In some cases, often due to distress or delays, the person may try to leave A&amp...
heading: Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Health