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AWI Act monitoring 2013/2014
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
An annual statistics report on the use of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The report examines the geographic variations in the use of welfare guardianship, the age and diagnosis of people placed on guardianship, the duration of guardianship orders applied for by applicant, variations in indefinite orders by age and diagnosis, and geographic variations in orders approved on an indefinite basis. It shows that the number of new and existing orders continued to rise although there was a further significant reduction in the granting of orders on an indefinite basis. The percentage of orders granted where the cause of the adult’s incapacity was dementia fell to 45 per cent, down from 46 per cent the previous year. Conversely, there was an increase from 41 per cent to 44 per cent of orders where the incapacity was caused by a learning disability, reflecting a continuing trend over the past several years where welfare guardianship is being used for an increasingly younger population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Annual monitoring report: key findings from our monitoring of the Mental Health Act 2011-12
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
One function of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is to monitor use of the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. This annual report provides the key findings of these monitoring activities for the year 2011-12. It provides statistics relating to: new episodes of civil compulsory treatment (emergency detentions, short term detentions, and nurses’ power to detain); trends in the use of civil compulsory treatment; total number of Mental Health Act orders in existence; advance statement overrides; compulsory treatment under criminal proceedings; place of safety orders; social circumstances reports; and consent to treatment under Part 16 of the Act. Last year, the number of new episodes of treatment under the Mental Health Act rose sharply. The findings of this report indicate that it has fallen slightly this year. Over 70% of all episodes last no more than 31 days. However, there was an increase in the number of long term orders, especially community orders. Variations in the use of the Act across Scotland are examined. In addition, the care and treatment of young people under the age of 18 is examined.
Development of services for people with learning disabilities or mental illness in England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the 14th report on the development of services for people with learning disabilities or mental illness in England, and highlights developments since 2003. It covers legislation, including the Mental Health Act 2007, secure services, access to psychological therapies, personality disorder, stigma and discrimination, inequalities, services for asylum seekers and refugees, the Care Programme Approach, suicide prevention, the workforce, funding, learning disabilities, and the Valuing Employment Now strategy.
Special report: young people. A special report on young people in our monitoring of mental health and incapacity law 2011-12
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This special report examines the mental health care and treatment of children and young people under 18 for the year 2011-12. It comprises 2 sections. In the first, it considers the use of mental health legislation for children and young people. It notes that in the last 2 years there has been a rise in the use of some Mental Health Act orders for children and young people, and attempts to analyse and explain this rise. It looks at the number of emergency detentions, short term detentions, and compulsory treatment orders, and considers the age, gender, geographic location, and diagnosis of the individuals involved. It finds an increased use of orders for young females with eating disorders. The second section looks at the provision of age-appropriate care and treatment for children and young people under 18. The Mental Health Act places a responsibility on NHS Boards to provide accommodation and services to meet the needs of persons under the age of 18. This report considers the number of children and young people admitted to non-specialist mental health care and the care they receive there.