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Understanding Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for people who use services
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 5 minutes 25 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Film providing a simple but authoritative overview of qualifying patients' right to independent mental health advocacy. It also covers how advocates can help and what the benefits are for people who use services. Key messages include: that IMHA is a free services; IMHAS are independent; they help you decide what you want. Actors are used in some of the scenes in the film. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for people who use services
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing provides information about Independent Mental Health Advocate provision for people who use mental health services in England. People detained under most sections of the Mental Health Act have a right to be referred to an Independent Mental Health Advocate, whether they are in hospital or on a community treatment order. Independent Mental Health Advocates provide an important protection to make sure that people know about their rights and get their voice heard. (Edited publisher abstract)
Interim guidance: implementing patients’ right to choose any clinically appropriate provider of mental health services
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This interim guidance has been produced to help commissioners, GPs, and providers support patients' right to choose their providers of mental health services following their first referral an outpatient appointment (a legal right from 1 April 2014). This includes the right to choose from any provider which has a contract with any clinical commissioning group (CCG), not only the CCG responsible for that patient. The guidance outlines the types of mental health conditions and services subject to the right to choice and those excluded from the right to choice. Separate sections contain information for commissioners, GPs and providers. The guidance has been developed with input from commissioners, providers and GPs and other stakeholders. The interim guidance is open to consultation until 15 August 2014, after which the final version will be published. (Original abstract)