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The Open Mind guide to the Revised Code of Practice (third edition) to the Mental Health Act 1983
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, March 1999, p.24.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Mental Health Act revised Code of Practice (Code) was published in February pursuant to s.118 of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) by the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales. Outlines some of the changes.
A guide to the Mental Incapacity/Capacity Bill 2003
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 128, July 2004, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Provides an overview of the Mental Incapacity/Capacity Bill 2003.
Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Part 2
- Authors:
- GRIMSHAW Catherine, CURRAN Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 140, July/August 2006, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The 2005 Mental Capacity Act is due to come into force in April 2007. This article summarises some of the main issues in the Act to guide practitioners, ensure compliance with the lat and to reflect good practice. The article looks briefly at: assessments of capacity; maximising capacity; advance decisions; confidentiality and disputes.
Advance decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 146, July 2007, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) introduces into legislation for the first time recognition that individuals may make decisions in relation to their future care and treatment in advance of the time when it may be needed. This article summarises key areas of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice 2007.
The Human Rights Act 1998 and mental health law
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine, HEWITT David
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 109, May 2001, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Outlines some of the main provisions that apply within a mental health setting.
Review of treatment under section 61 of the Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 106, November 2000, p.29.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Detained patients who are incapable of giving consent treatment for a mental disorder or who, though capable, have withheld such consent, have additional safeguards provided under part IV of the 1983 Mental Health Act. Outlines these safeguards.
Hospital manager's review
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 100, November 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Compulsory detention under the 1983 Mental Health Act raises important issues relating to the civil liberty of the individual concerned. Hospital managers are the formal detaining authority under the 1983 Mental Health Act, and the Act permits a patient to request a review of their detention. This article reviews the legal responsibilities of the hospital manager.
Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Part 1
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 138, March/April 2006, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
This article provides an overview of the Mental Capacity Act which received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. It covers England and Wales, and provides a statutory framework for decision-making on behalf of adults who cannot take decisions for themselves because of incapacity, either temporary or permanent. It also provides guidance for adults who wish to plan for the future in event that they lose their capacity to act.
Consent to treatment by medication under the 1983 Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 102, March 2000, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- MIND
One of the most important innovations in the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) was the regulation of treatment for mental disorder for non-consenting patients detained under Part IV of Act. This article outlines the legal issues surrounding the crucial areas of consent and capacity.
Getting the best from your approved social worker
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 16p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet gives clients the information they need to know when an approved social worker becomes involved in assessing whether they need to be admitted to hospital under the 1983 Mental Health Act.