title: Ineligibility criteria and the authorisation of deprivations of liberty in hospitals.
abstract: Richard Griffith, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, highlights the problem of confusion over the circumstances in which a person can be subject to a deprivation of liberty safeguards authorisation.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005610:Freedom; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*