Mental Health Commission

Working Together for Quality Mental Health Services

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Annual Report:

Mental Health Commission Annual Report 2008 including the Report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services.

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Home Mental Health Act, 2001Codes of Practice

Codes of Practice

Section 33(3)(e) of the Mental Health Act 2001 states that the Commission shall “prepare and review periodically, after consultation with such bodies as it considers appropriate, a code or codes of practice for the guidance of persons working in the mental health services”.

The Commission has issued several codes of practice since the full enactment of the 2001 Act on 1^st November 2006. Copies of all our codes of practice are available below.

*NEW*	Code of Practice - Guidance for Persons working in Mental Health Services with People with Intellectual Disabilities
*NEW*	Code of Practice on Admission, Transfer and Discharge to and from an Approved Centre

*REVISED*	Code of Practice on the Use of Physical Restraint in Approved Centres
*REVISED*	Code of Practice on the Use of Electro-Convulsive Therapy for Voluntary Patients

	Code of Practice Relating to Admission of Children under the Mental Health Act 2001
	Addendum to the Code of Practice Relating to the Admission of Children Under the Mental Health Act, 2001 which comes into effect from 1st July 2009

	Code of Practice for Mental Health Services on Notification of Deaths and Incident Reporting