Search results for ‘Subject term:"mental health problems"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 2 of 2
Procedure for the transfer from custody of children and young people to and from hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance document outlines the procedure for transferring to and from hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 any children or young people detained in custody or remanded in custody. It contains a flow chart, which maps the procedures and processes. Sections are provided on transferring sentenced children and young people (section 47 transfer) and transferring unsentenced children and young people (section 48 transfer). Other areas covered are: an overview of the transfer procedure, the role of primary care trusts; returning a child or young person to custody from hospital; and actions/responsibilities for staff involved in a section 47 or 48 transfer. The guidance differs from the procedure for adults in that, i) parents should be involved as much as possible in decisions about the hospitalisation of their children; and ii) that transfers should be completed within seven days.
Delivering for mental health
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A delivery plan for mental health in Scotland is presented. A functional approach is used that focuses on the key elements of services that need to be in place at each point in a journey of care so that clinicians, service users and carers can be clear about what needs to be delivered. In any service there should be a description of the purpose of the service, the target population, as well as arrangements for standardised joint assessment, referral, admission and discharge, and a range of interventions and therapies which meet the range of needs within the community. The document covers: improvement of the patient and carer experience of mental health services, how to respond better to depression, anxiety and stress, improving the physical health of people with mental illness, better management of long-term mental health conditions, early detection and intervention in self-harm and suicide prevention, better management of admission to, and discharge from, hospital, and child and adolescent mental health services.