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Mental health law in England and Wales: a guide for approved mental health professionals |
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London: Learning Matters, 2012. 464p. |
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Intended for mental health professionals, including social workers, occupational therapists, general practitioners and nurses, this guide deals with the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. It includes the full text of the main body of the Mental Health Act, relevant rules and regulations, advice on how mental health law operates in practice, checklists for working with the legislation, and case law and case examples to illustrate key points. It covers the background to the Act, codes of practice, mental disorder and the availability of appropriate medical treatment, civil admission and compulsion in hospital and civil compulsion in the community, mentally disordered offenders, medical treatment, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, 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, and children and young people. |
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2nd ed. |
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book; |
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approved mental health professionals; Deprivation of liberty safeguards; human rights; mental capacity; mental health care; mental health law; mental health problems; mental health professionals; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=ef6ee361-d9fe-44c8-af4f-c3769cfbd947 |
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