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New GMC guidance: Protecting children and young people

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 7 2012

The above was released on 10 July 2012

Ian Brady to face public mental health tribunal

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 3 2012

As we reported in last month’s edition of the Health Legal Update, in October 2011, Albert Haines became the first patient to have his mental health tribunal heard in public

SCIE publishes guidance on mental health service transitions for young people

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 3 2012

The Social Care Institute for Excellence released the guidance above in November 2011

Care Quality Commission (CQC) publishes results of mental health services survey

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 8 2011

On 9 August 2011, the CQC published the results of a survey reflecting the experiences of 17,000 people who received care in the 65 NHS mental health trusts in England between July and September 2010

Consultation on independent prescribing

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 8 2011

A DH consultation is seeking views on proposals to change the Medicines Act 1968 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 to enable physiotherapists and podiatrists to become independent prescribers of medicines; mix licensed medicines prior to administration and direct others to mix; and prescribe independently from a limited list of controlled drugs

Equality impact assessment of exclusive mental health legal services contracts in high security hospitals

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

You may recall that the Legal Services Commission (LSC) carried out a tender in 2010

High Security Psychiatric Services guidance and directions come into force

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

On 1 August 2011, The High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals) Directions 2011 (the directions) came into force

First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Stakeholder Bulletin July 2011

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

On 29 July 2011, the Tribunal Service Mental Health (TSMH) issued its First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) Stakeholder Bulletin

DH publishes consultation response to proposed changes to the Mental Health Act in the event of a pandemic influenza outbreak

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

On 29 July 2011, the DH published a consultation response detailing a range of temporary changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 (the MHA) which could be introduced, if necessary, in the event of an influenza pandemic which had a severe impact on health and social care services

First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) to be heard in public

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

You may recall that in the March 2011 Health Legal Update we reported that the Upper-tier Tribunal had decided, for the first time, that a patient could have their First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) heard in public

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