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Hospital forms for use under the Mental Health Act

Hospital forms (H1 to H6) for use in connection with individuals admitted to hospital.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 27 November 2020
• Last updated: 2 December 2020
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  1. 2 December 2020

     Replaced the attachment 'Form H4 section 19: authority for transfer from one hospital to another under different managers' with a new version to correct an error.

  2. 27 November 2020

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Form H1 section 5, 2: report on hospital in-patient

ZIP, 42.9 KB

Form H2 section 5, 4: record of hospital in-patient

ZIP, 41.8 KB

Form H3 sections 2, 3 and 4: record of detention in hospital

ZIP, 42.5 KB

Form H4 section 19: authority for transfer from one hospital to another under different managers

MS Word Document, 41.9 KB

Form H5 section 20: renewal of authority for detention

ZIP, 44.1 KB

Form H6 section 21b: authority for detention after absence without leave for more than 28 days

ZIP, 44.3 KB

Details

These forms comply with the Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008.

See the guidance on submitting these forms electronically.