Tuesday, 7 April 2020

NHS Legal Guidance on the Use of the Mental Health Act in Light of the Coronavirus Act

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NHS England has issued Legal Guidance on the use of the Mental Health Act during the coronavirus pandemic. You can find the full documen...
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Thursday, 19 March 2020

The Coronavirus Bill – Proposed Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983

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26.03.20. Update: The Coronavirus Act 2020 has now been passed, but the changes, including to the MHA, are not as yet in force. Schedule ...
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Tuesday, 4 February 2020

What constitutes a formal assessment under the MHA?

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An assortment of hats, some of which may or may not be AMHP hats There are regular discussions among AMHPs as to what constitutes a fo...
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Wednesday, 29 January 2020

The AMHP Workforce Review for 2019

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Skills for Care have recently (November 2019) published the annual statistics relating to the AMHP workforce. This is the second year...
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Saturday, 23 November 2019

What’s in the political parties’ manifestos relating to mental health?

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Since we are about to have yet another General Election on 12 December 2019, I thought it might be informative to see what the main na...
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Thursday, 5 September 2019

What is a hospital within the meaning of the Mental Health Act?

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Artist's impression of a NHS hospital ward following Brexit You’d think that some words do not need interpretation or explanation....
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Wednesday, 21 August 2019

When should you, or shouldn’t you, use section 4?

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I decided to write this post after there was a discussion among our local AMHPs concerning the use of s.4, in particular when involving ...