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Advice and guidance on the funding of aftercare under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Local Government Ombudsman
- Publisher:
- Commission for Local Administration in England
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 requires district health authorities and social services authorities (SSAs) to provide aftercare services for any person who has been discharged from compulsory detention in hospital until they are satisfied that the person concerned no longer needs such services. Many SSAs have made charges in relation to aftercare services and, in particular, residential accommodation. But recent clarification of the law has confirmed that charges may not be made. As a result, it is now clear that some people have been charged wrongly by SSAs for accommodation and others have funded their own accommodation, thinking that they would have to pay, when this should have been provided free. This has raised issues about the extent to which authorities are liable for financial restitution, and some have sought either to make retrospective decisions that services are no longer being provided under section 117 or to apply cutoff dates when determining repayments.
Extent of bed-blocking fines system surprises health and care sectors
- Author:
- BROWN David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.8.02, 2002, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses recent government consultation proposals which not only covers older people but could potentially include mental health patients, those leaving community hospitals, intermediate care and involve housing and other public sector departments.
A duty to care
- Author:
- ASHTON Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(2), October 1999, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The courts have ruled that local and health authorities have a duty to provide after care services for people detained under certain sections of the Mental Health Act and that it is illegal to charge for such services. The ruling followed a court case involving four service users and four different local authorities. Discusses the implications of this ruling for people with learning difficulties.
After-care responsibilities
- Authors:
- PARSONS Andrew, MACKINTOSH Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(1), September 1999, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 sets out the responsibilities of health and social services authorities to provide follow-up and after-care when detained patients are discharged into the community. However there has been disagreement over who should be the 'responsible after-care body'. This item discusses two recent court rulings that have clarified the rights of users and duties of health and social services under s117.
Mental health: continuing difficulties
- Author:
- WADDICOR Charles
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.8.97, 1997, p.1.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When the long-stay hospital closed and patients were placed into the community, professionals hoped joint commissioning would be their salvation. The author explains why this has not been the case.