Mental Health Law in England and Wales

A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85725-721-5
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 810 g

Reihe: Mental Health in Practice Series

This revised second edition is a complete guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the 2007 Act, and is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work for any mental health professional - from social workers and occupational therapists, to GPs and nurses. It will also be of value to patients and their elatives and carers. Featuring clear guidance on how mental health law operates in practice, this book also describes in close detail how people can be admitted to psychiatric hospital or treated within the community. This revised second edition contains important updates including the Mental Health Tribunal Practice Directions and the recent introduction of the Care Quality Commission and the Health Inspectorate (Wales). The 2007 amendment to the Mental Health Act provides a legal basis for informal admission, compulsory admission (sometimes referred to as 'sectioning'), as well as guardianship and the new Community Treatment Order, and this too is covered and explained. Also dealt with are the provisions for mentally disordered offenders who may come into mental health services via the courts or by being transferred from prison. Written by a Solicitor, a Mental Health Act Commissioner and an Approved Social Worker with working experience of putting the law into practice, this book includes: " The full text of the main body of the Mental Health Act (as amended), as well as the relevant rules and regulations. " Practical advice and checklists for working with the Act. " Updated Case Law and relevant case examples to illustrate key points.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barber, Paul

Brown, Robert E.

Brown, Robert A.

Martin, Debbie

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Background to the Mental Health Act 2007
Who operates the Act?
The Codes of Practice and the Reference Guide
Mental Disorder and the Availability of Appropriate Medical Treatment
Civil Admission and Compulsion in Hospital
Civil Compulsion in the Community
Mentally Disordered Offenders
Medical Treatment under the Mental Health Act
The Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Interface between the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Tribunals
Hospital Managers
The Nearest Relative
The Care Quality Commission (England) and the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Independent Mental Health Advocates
Human Rights Act implications
Children and Young Persons
Appendix 1: Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007
Appendix 2A: The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008
Appendix 2B: Practice Direction First-tier Tribunal
Appendix 2C: The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008
Appendix 3: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (SI 2005/2078)
Appendix 5: The Human Rights Act 1998
Appendix 6: Case Law
Appendix 7: Conversion Chart for Forms used in Wales and England
Appendix 8: Tranfer of Patients within and from the British Islands
Appendix 9: Approved Clinician Competences