An Approved Mental Health Professional is a CARE PROFESSIONAL.

An Approved Mental Health Professional is a CARE PROFESSIONAL approved by Local Social Services Authorities as trained to deal with PERSONS suffering from a mental disorder.

The Approved Mental Health Professional is responsible for co-ordinating the preliminary examination process and for providing a non-medical view when considering, with her/his colleagues, whether a PATIENT meets the conditions for treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. Other duties include: registering PATIENTS, taking PATIENTS to hospital and taking PATIENTS who abscond or who are Absent Without Leave into custody.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	Approved Mental Health Professionals