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Inpatients Formally Detained in Hospitals Under the Mental Health Act 1983 and patients subject to Supervised Community Treatment is a detailed study based on information from organisations in England which provide Mental Health Services and make use of the Mental Health Act 1983 legislation, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007.
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The Joint Committee on Human Rights hears from people with learning disabilities who have been detained, and from family members of people with autism who have been detained.
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This bill aims to increase oversight and management of the use of force in relation to people in mental health units and similar institutions and require police officers to wear body cameras when attending mental health units.
Members discussed a range of subjects, including the use of force in mental health units, the situation for young people and children and police response to mental health.
In response to the data, Dr Paul Lelliott, deputy chief inspector of hospitals (lead for mental health), said:
“It is concerning to see that more people are being detained under the Mental Health Act than in previous years, when there is a national commitment to reduce this number.
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) looks at how providers are caring for patients, and whether patients’ rights are being protected.
To inform the report, CQC carries out visits to check how mental health services are providing medical treatment to people detained under the MHA and are supporting patients to recover.
The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 has set out recommendations for government on how the Act and associated practice needs to change.
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People might not be getting the specialist mental healthcare they need and when they need it most because of disparity in how approved mental health professional services are provided across the country.
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on Tuesday 3 July and seeks to replace the current system known as ‘Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards’ (DoLs).
DoLs is an assessment currently carried out on people who do not have the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care, for example because they are living with dementia. It was criticised by a 2017 Law Commission review for being too complex and bureaucratic.
The government has now developed a new system, known as ‘Liberty Protection Safeguards’, which will become law through the bill.
As part of its inquiry into detention, the Joint Committee on Human Rights will hold two evidence sessions about the treatment of people with learning disabilities and autism in Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs) and other inpatient units.