Clinical guidance promoting safer medical care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act

"Through this project, we were able to identify defects in a system, provide needed guidance to enable safer and more equitable care to a vulnerable group, and foster closer collaboration between junior doctors and managers in the design and use of services."

How safe is our "place of safety"? Clinical guidance promoting safer medical care of patients detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act
J Mouko, A Goddard, V Nimmo-Smith
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u209141.w3721

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Open consultation: changes to Mental Health Act (1983) Code of Practice

"This consultation sets out the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice (‘the Code’), which was last revised in 2008. The Code is a document which provides guidance to mental health professionals and others in respect of the Act, to help them safeguard patient’s rights and ensure that they work within the law. It is also provides people that are detained or treated under the Act, with information about their rights and expectations." 

Open consultation: changes to Mental Health Act (1983) Code of Practice
Mental Health Act Code of Practice Review, Local Government and Care Partnership Directorate
Department of Health
July 2014

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