Thalamos Electronic Mental Health Act Solution
eMHA by Thalamos
ELFT has been using Thalamos to complete Mental Health Act forms digitally since 2020. Thalamos has already brought significant benefits including time saved and reduction in errors for a select number of MHA forms:
- AMHPs: applications for detention and Part 2 of CTO1s and CTO7s
- Approved Clinicians: T2s, H5s, CTO1s and CTO7s
- Inpatient doctors: H1s
- Nurses on our wards: applications for detention and H1s
We will be upgrading to a new and improved version of the platform renamed ‘eMHA by Thalamos’ on in Q4 2024. This new version will include all statutory MHA forms and will help your team to track the completion of MHA processes. It’s being implemented across London NHS Trusts as part of a pan-London NHS England programme, an ELFT are first to go-live.
Long term benefits
You can access MHA Forms from across your Integrated Care System and also view a summary MHA status for patients across London. This will provide relevant patient information so you can request more information about previous episodes of care to inform your assessment of the individual such as whether they should be admitted or for continuity of care or to be closer to their support system.
eMHA by Thalamos training
Everyone will need to complete a short online eMHA training module in order to access the new version of Thalamos, even if you’re already using the current version of Thalamos. The new version will go live in Q4 2024 at which point the current version will become read-only. Exact dates to be shared in the coming weeks.
The e-learning module will be made available on 23/10/24 via the ELFT Learning Academy (ELA) platform.
It can be completed in approximately 30 minutes, and staff members will require an 80% pass mark for the end-of-module quiz in order to be issued their certificate to use eMHA by Thalamos. Each professional group will have a tailor-made training course relating to their roles.
Mental health inpatient staff (inpatient nurses and doctors), community RCs (responsible for patients on CTOs), and AMHPs are required to complete the training prior to go-live. External S12 Doctors are also kindly asked to complete training.
Accessing Thalamos training modules
Doctors - https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Resource/57336/Item
Independent s12 doctors - https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Resource/57335/Item
eMHA by Thalamos FAQ webinar
This is an opportunity for ELFT staff to join and ask questions about the software and how to use it in your role.
Additional resources and support:
ELFT Nurses
Please click below to view a downloadable Thalamos Crib Sheet and FAQs.
Please click below to view a nurse's training guide on receiving the Mental Health Act forms Receiving Mental Health Act forms.
Doctors, S12 Doctors, ELFT Nurses and AMHPs
Please click below to view downloadable Thalamos FAQs.
Further Resources:
To access ‘how to’ guides, videos, and FAQs to assist you in using Thalamos, please go to: thalamos.co.uk/help. For more information about the Thalamos platform for completing and managing Mental Health Act forms digitally, please visit thalamos.co.uk.
What will happen to paper forms?
Where possible, Thalamos should be used to complete MHA forms digitally in the first instance. For users not yet trained on Thalamos and as additional digital MHA forms are added to Thalamos, paper MHA forms will remain available and can be used if it is considered to be in the best interests of the patient. A link to printable MHA forms can be found below.
Digital Mental Health Act
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