Summary This chapter focuses on English law (England and Wales), which is based on a common law system. The Mental Health Act (MHA) and Mental Capacity Act (MCA) are statutes, and both have Codes of Practice (CoP) to guide their use. The first MHA was passed in 1959, replaced in ...
The Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of all people to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health pleaded the urgent need for governments to act through appropriate laws and policies. We argue that Australia is in breach of international obligations,...
G Boyle - 《Health & Social Care in the Community》 被引量: 82发表: 2008年 The Mental Capacity Act 2005--implications for anaesthesia and critical care. Summary The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is due to come into force in April 2007. The Act provides a protective statutory framework for decis...
A‘Health record’ is a record which consists of information relating to the physical or mental health or condition of an individual which has been made by or on behalf of a health professional in connection with the care of that individual. ...
Through this essay it has become evident that’s mental health nurses need to have a full understanding of the mental health act 2007 and the changes it has bought to this area of care. They need to be aware of how necessary it is for the recovery of consumers that they themselves and ...
England and the other countries within the UK have seen different patterns of migration over the years. There is now a clear established link relating to the impact of migration on the mental health of some communities, especially those of black and ethn
Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - standard forms and guidance for best interests assessorsThe set of documents and forms ... DO Health - Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NJ, UK, dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk 被引量: 0发表: 0年 A deca...
Fig. 3. Summary of how levels of contexts interact with mechanisms within each Essential Principle. 5.1.1. Essential principle 1: Successful diversion requires connections and coordination between services across the healthcare, social support and criminal justice systems Diversion programmes cannot focus...
Access to mental health care and treatment is emphasized as a fundamental right under the Mental Healthcare Act. The focus of district mental health program (DMHP) under the aegis of National Mental Health program is to provide mental health interventions for all at the community level. Women ...
SummaryThe family system is integral to adolescent mental health and HIV risk. However, few studies have addressed family variables and adolescent outcomes among African American families. This study tested a longitudinal model of parenting, adolescent mental health, and adolescent HIV risk, among a ...