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Moving on: key learning from Rowan Ward: working to improve in patient services for older people with mental health problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has produced this leaflet to share learning, provide information and useful contacts to colleagues in development centres, strategic health authorities, primary care trusts, local authorities and all organisations working to improve in patient services for older people with mental health problems.
Promoting equality: response from the Department of Health to the Disability Rights Commission report, "Equal treatment: closing the gap"
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is overwhelming weight of evidence pointing to disparities in health outcomes amongst people with learning disabilities and people with long term mental health problems. The paper aims to take forward the issues of equality and human rights, with regard to patients and the workforce and outlines the legislative framework and the principles that underpin equality and human rights. It demonstrates the business case for promoting and delivering equality and human rights. Boards can use this information to help them generate their own local data to reinforce their local business cases.
Dual diagnosis in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings: guidance on the assessment and management of patients in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings who have mental ill-health and substance use problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance covers the assessment and clinical management of patients with mental illness being cared for in psychiatric inpatient or day care settings who also use or misuse alcohol and/or illicit or other drugs. It also covers organisational and management issues to help mental health services manage these patients effectively.
Inpatients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation: NHS trusts, high security psychiatric hospitals and private facilities: 2000-01
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 160p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There are three parts of the Act under which patents may be detained: civil detentions; court disposals and prison transfers; and place of safety orders. The booklet's purpose is to present data provided by the individual Trusts and Health Authorities.
Building bridges: a guide to arrangements for inter-agency working for the care and protection of mentally ill people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 112p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidelines on cooperation between all agencies working with people with severe mental health problems. Includes a section on the care programme approach as well as chapters on: supervision registers and information systems; audit and inquiries when things go wrong; and continuing education and training.
Draft Mental Health Bill; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Department of Health by the Secretary by command of Her Majesty June 2002
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 138p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Bill to restate and amend the law relating to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. Contents include: interpretation; examination; assessment; discharge from liability to assessment; further medical treatment and assessment; discharge of orders; mental health tribunal proceedings; ancillary powers; remand; orders and directions; transfer to hospital; applications and references to the mental health tribunal; medical treatment; informal treatment of patients not capable of consenting; power of entry, conveyance and detention; patient representation; nominated persons; mental health advocates; appeals; offences; miscellaneous.