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"Valuing the individual": policy and practice for older people with a mental infirmity; report of an inspection; April 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office. Social Services Inspectorate for Wales
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Welsh Office. Social Services Inspectorate for Wales
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland: summary of outcomes from focussed visits 2010-11
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Between April 2010 and March 2011, the Commission undertook 87 focussed visits to people receiving care for mental health problems or learning disability in various settings. A total of 301 recommendations for improvement were made following these visits. When followed up, it was found that services had taken satisfactory action in 76% of cases. This paper reports on the main issues emerging from 74 of those visits, and specific examples of improvements made by these services after the visits. These 74 visits were to people receiving treatment in the following types of care settings: intensive psychiatric care and secure units; care facilities for people with learning disability; older people in hospital; older people in care homes; people with mental disorders in prison; young people's care facilities; mental health continuing care and rehabilitation facilities; and adult acute admission wards. Many of the recommendations addressed principles of Scottish mental health and incapacity legislation, the articles of human rights legislation and other international conventions. The most common issues raised were: care environments that did not appear to meet people's right to privacy and dignity; care plans that did not appear to comply with the principles of maximum benefit, participation and the range of options available; and lack of attention to physical health.