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Reference guide to the Mental Health Act 1983.

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : The Stationery Office, 2015Description: 397 p. ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780113230075
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WM 32.
Summary: This Reference Guide is intended as a source of reference for people who want to understand the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act) as it is amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. It replaces the Memorandum on Parts I to VI, VIII and X of the Act last published by the Department of Health and the Welsh Office in 1998. The aim of this Reference Guide is to set out the main provisions of the Act and the associated secondary legislation as they will stand at (include publication date). It is not intended as a complete description of every aspect of the Act and must not be relied on as a definitive statement of the law. It is not a substitute for consulting the Act itself or for taking legal advice. The Code protects patients' rights, informs health practitioners' decisions and ensures that the Mental Health Act is followed. The Code guides people who are detained or treated under the Act, their families and carers about care and support available during a crisis, and what to do if it isn't received.
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Book CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves WM33 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NE11622
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WM 32 REF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022013
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WM 32 REF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022014
Book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WM 32 REF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022015
Reference book South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves WM 32 REF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 022016

This Reference Guide is intended as a source of reference for people who want to understand the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act) as it is amended by the Mental Health Act 2007. It replaces the Memorandum on Parts I to VI, VIII and X of the Act last published by the Department of Health and the Welsh Office in 1998.

The aim of this Reference Guide is to set out the main provisions of the Act and the associated secondary legislation as they will stand at (include publication date). It is not intended as a complete description of every aspect of the Act and must not be relied on as a definitive statement of the law. It is not a substitute for consulting the Act itself or for taking legal advice. The Code protects patients' rights, informs health practitioners' decisions and ensures that the Mental Health Act is followed. The Code guides people who are detained or treated under the Act, their families and carers about care and support available during a crisis, and what to do if it isn't received.

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