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 Sunday, 20 July 2008
The Mental Health Act
Weblinks Section We are regularly out on the web. When we find a great site we list it here for you to enjoy.
From the list below choose one of our weblink topics, then select a URL to visit.
  Web Link Hits
THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT, MENTAL HEALTH LAW & RELATED MATTERS
This is easily the best site about the Act. Designed and maintained by Mark Walton, it contains the whole of the act and the code of practice. It also contains information about the Human Rights Act, consent and capacity. There is extensive coverage
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HyperGUIDE
Nigel Turner's HyperGUIDE is designed to be used, both as an introduction to the Mental Health Act, and as a reference source for people with mental health needs, professional workers and others who come into contact with the Act. This is an excellen
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Reforming The Mental Health Act
The Government's white paper - is available in full from the DoH website
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The College Parliamentary page
Contains links to a letter from the Registrar summarising the main issues of concern, detailed response from the Mental Health Law Sub-Committee and College press releases on the white paper
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Mental Health Act Commission
This site has patient information leaflets for download and legislation reviews but generally it is a disappointing site. Many of the files are saved in formats (pdfs or docs) that mean they take longer to download and are not easy to read on screen
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The Scottish Executive's REVIEW OF THE MENTAL HEALTH (SCOTLAND) ACT 1984
Contains a Report on the Review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 and related publications
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Dave Shepard Website
Written by a Lawyer specialising in mental health law & practice this site holds a wealth of information about Mental health law. The site, which is aimed at the public, also contains information about many other topics such as the human rights act,
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