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Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013: Chapter 8
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Acts, Bills
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 is an act to make further provision about discrimination against people on the grounds of their mental health. The provisions cover Members of Parliament, jurors and company directors. They repeal legislation disqualifying a Member of Parliament or of the devolved bodies on grounds of mental illness, remove the general ban on people receiving treatment for their mental health undertaking jury service, and amend regulations which allow a director of a public or private company to be removed from their position by reason of their mental health. Explanatory notes produced to assist in the understanding of the Act are available separately.
The disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- TSO
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper marks a shift in the Government’s approach to the employment of disabled people and individuals with health conditions. The focus is to move away from supporting individuals in separated, segregated employment. Instead, the Government is looking to work with individuals and employers to ensure that the talents, skills and capabilities of disabled people and people with health conditions are given the opportunity to thrive. This paper sets out a range of proposals to further improve employment support, both for disabled people and for people with health conditions who do not consider themselves disabled. These include: supporting employers to recruit, retain and develop disabled people and people with health conditions; and enabling more young disabled people and people with health conditions to make a successful transition from education to employment. The paper proposes a new Gateway to employment services that will focus an individual’s particular strengths and support requirements, rather than health condition or benefit. Also proposed are improvements to specialist and mainstream offers of support, and developing more effective approaches for supporting people with mental health problems to get into work. Annexes include what works in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions back into work. Delivery plans are to be published in a further paper in 2014. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing an outcomes model for disabled children in Scotland
- Author:
- CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 67
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Disabled children have broadly the same aspirations as non-disabled children and the outcomes they would like to achieve are therefore similar. However, for many disabled children and young people, there are fundamental outcomes that need to be achieved as a foundation for others, including and especially, communication. This project focused on better understanding ‘outcome models’ for all children and young people and for children and young people in the diverse and challenging context of disability. This research was commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Division to identify and develop an outcomes model based on Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), and the SHANARRI indicators of wellbeing (“Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible, Included”) for disabled children and young people in Scotland. It was to include both children with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and those defined as having additional support needs in the context of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. The project was modified early on to focus on mapping outcomes work that is already in progress, and to identify the essential components of outcomes models. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing an outcomes model for disabled children in Scotland
- Author:
- CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This research was commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Division to identify and develop an outcomes model based on Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), and the SHANARRI indicators of wellbeing, for disabled children and young people in Scotland. It was to include both children with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and those defined as having additional support needs in the context of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. The project was modified early on to focus on mapping outcomes work that is already in progress, and to identify the essential components of outcomes models. These research findings summarises the main report's findings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Together for mental health: annual report 2012-2013
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 46
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
'Together for Mental Health' is the Welsh Government’s all-age inclusive, whole population strategy for mental health and wellbeing, which was launched in October 2012. This first annual report is a national overview which sets out local progress against the strategy in its first year and outlines priorities for 2014. All 7 local partnership boards (based on Local Health Board area) and NHS Trusts have produced their own local annual reports. It provides examples of good practice and service provision in localities across Wales. An annex provides initial assessments of some of the High Strategy Outcome measures that were set out in 'Together for Mental Health'. (Edited publisher abstract)
No health without mental health: mental health dashboard
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- London
This first annual mental health “dashboard” gathers the best information available to show progress against the six objectives set out in ‘No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages’ (Department of Health, 2011). The publication provides a concise picture of mental health outcomes in the form of graphs and charts accompanied by commentaries and context of the information provided. It draws on publicly available sources of information on mental health services, the physical wellbeing of people with mental health problems, and experiences of stigma and discrimination. The technical appendix provides links to the original data sources. (Edited publisher abstract)
No health without mental health: mental health dashboard: technical appendix
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- London
The publication ‘No health without mental health: mental health dashboard’ gathers the best information available to show progress against the six objectives set out in ‘No health without mental health: a cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages’ (Department of Health, 2011). For those wishing to investigate the information further, or explore the measures in the dashboard in more detail, links to original data sources are included in this technical appendix. This supporting analysis presents more detailed information on the data sources used. Each dashboard measure includes analysis of a small number of the most relevant Equality Act protected characteristics, based on the data which is currently available. Links to data which will allow additional analysis are included in this appendix. (Edited publisher abstract)
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007: first report of session 2013-14: report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 87
- Place of publication:
- London
The Mental Health Act 2007 amended and updated the Mental Health Act 1983, which remains the cornerstone of mental health legislation in England. The measures in the 2007 Act were proposed to reflect the changing ways in the treatment and care of patients with mental health problems. The 2007 Act included a single definition of mental disorder, to incorporate conditions not accounted for in the original legislation. In this post-legislative scrutiny of the 2007 Act, the Health Committee is concerned that the Department of Health does not have a clear picture of what is leading to increased rates of detention, and whether or how pressure on beds is having a detrimental effect on treatment. Patients who manage to access treatment voluntarily are subject to ‘de facto detention’, whereby they are detained under section if they seek to leave hospital. Supervised Community Treatment (SCT) was introduced in the 2007 Act, to enable some patients with mental disorder to live and be treated in the community. However, number of patients subject to compulsion under the 2007 Act has increased as a result of SCT. The Committee found evidence about the effective application of deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS) for people suffering from mental incapacity "profoundly depressing and complacent". The Department of Health should undertake an urgent review of the implementation of DOLS, which should be presented to Parliament, together with an action plan for improvement, within 12 months. Although the 2007 Act did not inherently disadvantage minority ethnic patients, the numbers subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) is even more disproportionate than the number detained in psychiatric hospitals. The Committee recommends that local authorities should ensure they commission culturally sensitive and effective advocacy services. A more successful outcome investigated by the Committee was the use of Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs). (Original abstract)
Measuring national well-being: health, 2013
- Authors:
- BEAUMONT Jen, LOFTS Helen
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report analyses by age and other variables two of the current measures of national wellbeing: ‘satisfaction with health’ and ‘evidence of mental ill-health (GHQ)’ and their relationship to well-being. Respondents were asked how dissatisfied or satisfied they were with their health, if their health limited moderate activity and to answer questions which gave some indication of their mental health (GHQ). The data used are from Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) 2010–11. (Edited publisher abstract)
Statistics on community care for adults in Northern Ireland 2012-2013
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 141
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
An annual statistical report presenting information on a range of community activity gathered from HSC Trusts. It also includes comparisons over the past five years for the main activities. Activities covered include: contacts with HSC Trusts; residential and nursing home care packages; meals on wheels services; residential and nursing home care accommodation; and day care facilities. Services provided include those for older people, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities and people with physical and sensory disability. (Original abstract)