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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Assertive Outreach
Assertive Outreach Teams (AOT’s) are part of community mental health services but are separate from the traditional Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT’s). They are specialist teams set up to work with adults with severe mental illness or personality disorder, who … Continue reading
Existing Powers of Entry
Existing powers of entry Section 135 of the Mental Health Act enables a police officer, accompanied by an approved mental health professional and a doctor, to remove a person from their home to a place of safety for 72 hours, with … Continue reading
Lasting Power of Attorney
Under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, people can appoint others to take decisions on their behalf about their care, should they lose the capacity to do so, by registering a Lasting Power of Attorney for health and welfare. … Continue reading
Scott Clinic St Helens
Scott Clinic Rainhill Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5BD (0151) 430 6300 Scott Clinic is a medium secure psychiatric unit located on the outskirts of Rainhill, Merseyside. The unit was named after the late Dr. Peter Scott. Scott Clinic is part of the SaFE (Safe and Forensic Environments) … Continue reading
Detentions Section 136 2011-12
Section 136 orders rise for fifth year running (ed Community Care) Detentions by police officers under section 136 of the Mental Health Act rose for the fifth consecutive year. There were 14,902 people detained under section 136 orders … Continue reading
Detentions 2011-12
The number of people detained under the Mental Health Act by social workers and other professionals has hit its highest level, official figures show. Data from the health and social care information centre reveals that 48,600 people in England were detained … Continue reading
Social Workers Independence?
There is an argument that the independence of Social Workers is under threat. You don’t have to look far to see it either. Take a brief glimpse at your local Secure Hospital (if there is one in your Authority. … Continue reading
Six people arrested for offences under the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts
SIX people from the Lancaster and Morecambe areas have been arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983. The alleged offences relate to the mistreatment and neglect of residents in a … Continue reading
Post-legislative assessment of the Mental Health Act 2007
Section 48 of the Mental Health Act 2007 introduced Schedule 6 which extends, with some modifications, the rights of victims under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. These changes extended rights to the victims of persons convicted of a sexual or … Continue reading
AMHP’s Mental Health
AMHPs are charged with the most demanding role in community mental health care in the UK. They deserve better support for their own mental health, writes Martin Webber in Community Care magazine.Calls for improved support for approved mental health professionals, after … Continue reading
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