Care Quality Commission (CQC) publish annual report on monitoring the Mental Health Act *

United Kingdom - March 8 2013
The CQC has recently published its third annual report on Monitoring the Mental Health Act entitled Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2012, based…

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Suicide prevention strategy published *

United Kingdom - December 10 2012
In our October 2012 Health Legal Update, we summarised the key issues in the DH’s cross-Government strategy Preventing Suicide in England .

Co-authors: Jill Mason.

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Permission granted for trust to operate against cancer patient’s wishes *

United Kingdom - November 5 2012
In the case of An NHS Trust v K and another, the court had to consider whether it was in the best interests of K to have surgery against her wishes.

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Suicide prevention strategy launched *

United Kingdom - October 15 2012
On 10 September 2012 (World Suicide Prevention Day), the DH published a new cross Government strategy for preventing suicide in England.

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Mental Health Alliance publishes its report on the amendments to the Mental Health Act *

United Kingdom - September 17 2012
The Mental Health Alliance has recently published a review.

Co-authors: Jill Mason.

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