Mental Health Act 2016
sec.239Performance of non-ablative neurosurgical procedure with consent and tribunal approval
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sec.239 Performance of non-ablative neurosurgical procedure with consent and tribunal approval
A doctor for an authorised mental health service may perform a non-ablative neurosurgical procedure on a person in the authorised mental health service if— the person has given informed consent to the treatment; and the tribunal has approved under section 512 the performance of the procedure on the person. deep brain stimulation (sec.239-ssec) A doctor for an authorised mental health service may perform a non-ablative neurosurgical procedure on a person in the authorised mental health service if— the person has given informed consent to the treatment; and the tribunal has approved under section 512 the performance of the procedure on the person. deep brain stimulation
- (a) the person has given informed consent to the treatment; and
- (b) the tribunal has approved under section 512 the performance of the procedure on the person.