A new option for hospital discharge. Sarah Haspel
Consultation on the draft revised Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice
Summary of the amendments
Explanatory
notes on Mental Health Act 2007
Summary of the current
position on the Mental Health Bill April 2007
Government defeated five times in the Lords
Mental Health Bill 2006,
Safer mental
health services: They also need to be sound and supportive
Almost 80 MPs condemn Mental Health Bill
A question of numbers. The potential impact of community treatment orders in England and Wales
New advisory group on Mental Health Bill appointed
Government response to the report of the joint committee
Joint
committee on the draft mental health bill
Scutiny watch blog
Draft Mental Health Bill to undergo scrutiny
The draft Mental Health Bill: An assessment of the implications for mental
health service organisations NHS Confederation
Assessment
of Implications of New Mental Health Legislation on Mental Health Service
Organisations
March against the draft Mental Health Bill
DH roadshow presentation on independent specialist mental health advocacy
service
Consultation
on the draft Mental Health Bill
Critical Mental Health Forum's response to the draft Mental Health Bill
White paper -
Reforming the Mental Health Act
Green paper proposals for reform
Summary of consultation
responses
Report of the expert committee
Draft outline proposals
by Scoping Study Committee
Key messages from the Department of Health Research programme
Review of literature related to mental health legislation. Scottish Executive
Mental Health Act Review Group - Agreed Common Themes
Mental Health Alliance Mass Lobby of Parliament
Government response to Mental Health Alliance
Mental
Health Act reform. Should psychiatrists go on being responsible? Review article
from Psychiatric Bulletin
What do
consultant psychiatrists think about government plans to change the 1983 mental
health act? A postal survey - Views on community
treatment orders; Views on preventative
detention
Contrasting agendas in the reform of mental health law; the Expert Committee and the Green paper