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Policies
Our policies inform the way we work at Sussex Partnership. To find a policy, please use the search tool or select from the list of policy categories below.
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Absent Without Leave (AWOL) Policy
When a patient subject to the Mental Health Act is absent without leave or an informal patient is missing
This policy describes the procedure to be followed when a patient subject to the Mental Health Act (MHA) is absent without leave or an informal patient is missing. This includes managing, reporting, monitoring and reviewing incidents. The aim of this policy is to ensure the safety of patients and improve joint working between Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Sussex Partnership) and Sussex Police.
The policy covers all Sussex Partnership services and applies to all in-patient, both detained under the MHA and informal, as well as patients subject to Guardianship and Supervised Community Treatment.
Code
TP.CL.001
Policy types
- Clinical