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Publication date: 01/08/2018. HIQA and the MHC have now launched a public consultation on the Draft national standards for adult safeguarding.
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Publication date: 25/07/18. MHC Annual Report 2017 including Report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services
If you are providing in-patient mental health services to people with a mental illness or mental disorder, your facility must be registered as an approved centre by the Commission. It is an offence under the Mental Health Act 2001 to operate an in-patient centre that is not registered.
The Commission was established in 2002. We are an independent body and our functions are set out in the Mental Health Act 2001.
What we DO Strategic Plan 2016 - 2018 Mental Health Act 2001 Annual Reports
Information For The Public
Your Rights
Having a Mental Health Tribunal
National Standards for Mental Health Services
Your Guide to Admission, Transfer and Discharge
Information on ECT, Seclusion and Restraint
Information for Young People
Information for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Service Users' Views
Making a Complaint about a Mental Health Service
Information For Health Professionals
Codes of Practice
Rules
Guidance Documents and Toolkits
Consultations
E- learning Resource
Forms
Protected Disclosures
Data Activity
Mental Health Tribunals
Mental Health Act, 2001 and Regulations
The Mental Health Commission publication section.
The Mental Health Act, 2001 brings Irish mental health law into line with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.
The MHC's e-learning programme which is designed to support you in updating your knowledge of the Mental Health Act, 2001.
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Eircode: D04 E5W7
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