ʹapp Designation & Management of High Profile Restricted Patients
This document sets out what criteria are considered when designating a restricted patient ‘high profile�.
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ʹapp Mental Health Casework Section (MHCS) is responsible for making certain key decisions on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice for the management of restricted patients. ʹappse decisions include the authorisation of community leave, transfers between secure hospital, transfers from and remission to prisons, the discharge of restricted patients from hospitals and the variation or removal of certain conditions of discharge. ʹapprefore, the purpose of designating certain restricted patients as high profile is to ensure that an increased level of scrutiny is given to any decision or action that will affect the patient or the wider public.