Any patient that has been detained in hospital for treatment under the MHA is entitled to the provision of after-care services when they leave hospital. After care services are defined in s117 of the MHA as services which have both of the following purposes—
● meeting a need arising from or related to the person's mental disorder; and
● reducing the risk of a deterioration of the person's mental condition (and, accordingly, reducing the risk of the person requiring admission to a hospital again for treatment for mental disorder).
You will not need to pay for after-care services.