loumCasual Contributor
Inpatient Treatment Orders and Human Rights
Hi
I am keen to understand others experience with inpatient treatment orders, the law, advocacting for change. Recent experiences as my partner who attempted suicide, and our voluntary admission to hospital to get help, has caused me to look deep into the law and rights on this issue. For example the admitting doctor or pshyciatrist who enforces the ITO is not required to advise the client or partner that an ITO is being placed on them, for how many days etc. They are also not obliged to discuss treatment or medications with the client or partner. When an ITO expires there is no requirment for the pshyciatrist to have a discussion with the client, partner or family if they so choose. If the patient has dementia and alzheimers, and requests that the partner is contacted after being visited by a dr or pshyciatrist, this and multiple requests from the partner to be called can also be ignored. Look forward to hearing from anyone on this, I understand we have the right to complain, but that seems the only right we have. These actions seem very basic to me, and although it is not the intention of those involved in the recovery process, its a fact thats the law from what I can see and have read.
