Mental Health Law in England and Wales: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Mental Health in Practice Series) - Softcover

Barber, Paul; Brown, Robert; Martin, Debbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857257218 ISBN 13: 9780857257215

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2012

Synopsis

This revised second edition is a complete guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the 2007 Act, and is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work for any mental health professional - from social workers and occupational therapists, to GPs and nurses. It will also be of value to patients and their elatives and carers. Featuring clear guidance on how mental health law operates in practice, this book also describes in close detail how people can be admitted to psychiatric hospital or treated within the community. This revised second edition contains important updates including the Mental Health Tribunal Practice Directions and the recent introduction of the Care Quality Commission and the Health Inspectorate (Wales).

The 2007 amendment to the Mental Health Act provides a legal basis for informal admission, compulsory admission (sometimes referred to as ′sectioning′), as well as guardianship and the new Community Treatment Order, and this too is covered and explained. Also dealt with are the provisions for mentally disordered offenders who may come into mental health services via the courts or by being transferred from prison.

Written by a Solicitor, a Mental Health Act Commissioner and an Approved Social Worker with working experience of putting the law into practice, this book includes:

" The full text of the main body of the Mental Health Act (as amended) , as well as the relevant rules and regulations.

" Practical advice and checklists for working with the Act.

" Updated Case Law and relevant case examples to illustrate key points.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Barber qualified in 1976. Until December 2003 he was a partner at Bevan Ashford Solicitors (now Bevan Brittan) where for many years he led the firm’s NHS Litigation Department, increasingly specialising in the field of Mental Health and Human Rights law. He is now a Consultant to the firm and a freelance trainer and lecturer. He is extensively involved in training Approved Social Workers and lecturing on Section 12 Approval courses for doctors. He also provides training for the Mental Health Act Commission and numerous NHS Trusts and Health Authorities.

Review:

′Comprehensive and contains virtually all the material that the budding Approved Mental Health Professional might need′ -
Professor Malcolm Golightly, The British Journal of Social Work

 

This revised edition is an invaluable reference guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the 2007 act. There is a useful discussion of deprivation of liberty safeguards, tribunals, the Care Quality Commission in England and the health inspectorate in Wales. This will be an invaluable reference to healthcare professionals and students with an interest in the theory and practice of mental health law. It will also be of value to patients and their relatives or carers. Author: Marc Cornock Source: Nursing Standard Published On: 2013-10-07

About this edition

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857257218
• ISBN 13: 9780857257215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464