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The new Mental Health Act: an easy read guide
- Author:
- SCOTTISH CONSORTIUM FOR LEARNING DISABILITY
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An easy read guide to the mental health act, a new law which says how you can be treated if you have a mental disorder, and also says what your rights are, is presented.
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: guardianship and intervention orders - making an application: a guide for carers
- Author:
- KILLEEN Jan
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A guide for carers who are concerned that the person they care for is unable to take action or make some or all decisions in relation to their finances, personal welfare or health, due to a mental disability or severe communications difficulties, such as a stroke. It provides information on how the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 can help, the purpose of guardianship and intervention orders, considerations to make before taking forward an application for a guardianship or intervention order, deciding what powers to apply for, how to make an application, procedures and costs, what to do next when you have been appointed, and frequently asked questions.
The new Mental Health Act: a guide to the appeals process
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide is one of a series about the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. It explains when you can appeal to the Tribunal, the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The new Mental Health Act: a guide to the role of the mental health officer
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide explains the role of the mental health officer in relation to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The guide explains what mental health officers do and when the mental health officer will prepare a Social Circumstances Report (SCR). The guide also discusses how to ask for a different mental health officer.
The new Mental Health Act: putting principles into practice - information for service users and their carers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive.
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The guide explains how people with a mental illness, a learning disability or a personality disorder can be given treatment under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The guide outlines the Mental Health Act principles and explains that they are there to help people understand how the law should work in practice. It also outlines what people can do if they don’t think the principles are being applied to their care and treatment.
The new Mental Health Act: rights of carers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide explains what the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 says about the rights of people who care for a person with a mental disorder. The guide explains the main aim of the principles of the Act is to ensure that service users are treated with respect. It goes on to explain the difference between a carer, named person and an advocate and who the law recognises as a carer.
The new Mental Health Act: an introduction to the mental health tribunal for Scotland - information for service users and their carers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide gives service users and their named person an introduction to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland is an independent organisation set up by the new Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Its role is to make decisions about the care and treatment of people who are subject to compulsory powers under the Act.
Consultation the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (practice and procedure) rules 2005
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Health Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The new Mental Health Act: transitional training guide: introductory training for Mental Health Officers and other practitioners
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The new Mental Health Act: transitional training guide: introductory training for Mental Health Officers and other practitioners: reader 1
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh