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Scottish Executive response to recommendations made in the report 'Moving forward: review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland'
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive.
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Executive welcomes the independent Review of the NHS Wheelchair and Seating Service, 'Moving Forward – Review of NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services in Scotland: March 2006', as a comprehensive critique of existing services from the viewpoint of users and carers. The Executive’s response addresses the 40 recommendations. A number of linked/parallel policy initiatives which support the implementation of recommendations have also been identified.
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: 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.
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland: standards used in the inspection of prisons in Scotland
- Author:
- HM CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
HMCIP Standards Used in the Inspection of Prisons in Scotland. These standards reflect the independence of the inspection of prisons in Scotland. They have been developed from the actual practice of such inspecting. While the basis for these standards is rooted in international human rights treaties and conventions and in prison rules, they are our own standards. The publication of these standards is designed to enable prisoners and prison staff to understand the main areas to be examined in the course of an inspection and what would be expected in each area; and to provide assurance to Ministers and the public that inspection is being carried out within a consistent framework and that measurements are being made against appropriate standards.
Children's hearings: information for employers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This document provides information for employers/managers of prospective and serving panel members. The supportive partnership between the panel member and employer is crucial to the functioning of the children’s hearings system. Children’s hearings normally take place during the day and panel members usually sit on 1 or 2 half-day sessions per month. As members of statutory tribunals, children’s panel members are entitled to reasonable time off work to carry out their duties (Section 50, Employment Rights Act 1996). So the willing and enthusiastic support of employers, line managers and colleagues is essential for the system to work effectively. The document sets out what is involved in children’s panel membership, what an employer can do to help, and what you can gain as an employer from supporting the children’s panel.
Children's hearings: panel member training
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This document gives training information for those who have been selected for appointment as a panel member at child hearings. Members gain new skills before taking up service and will have an opportunity to develop these skills through experience of sitting on hearings and continuous in-service training. This leaflet gives a brief outline of the training and the time commitment involved.
Children's hearings: information for referees
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This document gives information for people who have been asked to provide a reference to support an application for panel membership. This leaflet sets out what is involved in children’s panel membership and what is looked for in referees. that you can confirm that you know the applicant well. It is normally expected that a referee has known him/her well for two years or more in a personal or professional capacity. Referees will be asked to comment on the applicant’s reliability, honesty, team working and communication abilities, how the applicant will be able to deal with written documents and respect confidentiality, and to give their opinion on the skills and qualities that the candidate would bring to panel membership.
Children's hearings: time off work
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Document gives information about a panel member's right to time off work to carry out his/her duties. Since children’s hearings are statutory tribunals, employees have a statutory right to take reasonable time off work to sit on these hearings, as set out in section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. What is considered ‘reasonable’ includes the circumstances of the employer’s business and the effect of the employee’s absence on the running of that business.
Children's hearings: a brief background
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This document provides a look at why the Children's Hearings system was introduced, it's current structure and how it works. The children’s panel is a group of people from the community who come from a wide range of backgrounds. Scotland’s children’s hearings system represents one of the radical changes initiated by the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, now incorporated in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.