LPSMHA Code of Practice (2016) - Wales
Vital reading for all.
MHA Code of Practice (2015) - England
Vital reading for all.
MHA Covid Guidance
NHS England has produced guidance on operational issues regarding use of the (unamended) Mental Health Act 1983. Note that NO legislative changes have (yet) come in to force.
MHA Reference Guide (2015)
A useful resource on the nuts and bolts of the Act.
Medical Recommendations
Outcome of an audit of medical recommendations by Julian Mason et al in the Psychiatrist Online (2012).
Guidance on Conditional Discharges
HM Prison and Probation Service have provided guidance on discharge conditions that amount to a deprivation of liberty.
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