You can find details of recently concluded consultations below, including links to the final guidance, revised Codes of Practice, revised Rules, or the national standards we have produced.
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The MHC held a public consultation process to inform:
1. the development of a Code of Practice on the use of pharmacological restraint in inpatient mental health services and
2. the revision of the MHC’s Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Strategy 2014.
The development of new National Standards for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
The MHC, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), reviewed the ‘Quality Framework for Mental Health Services in Ireland’, which was introduced and published in 2007.
The MHC undertook a review of the Rules and Code of Practice governing the use of seclusion, mechanical means of bodily restraint, and physical restraint in approved centres.
The Mental Health Commission and HIQA developed draft overarching national standards for the care and support of children using health and social care services.
The MHC developed guidance for staff working in mental health services on the care and treatment of LGBTQIA+ service users.
The MHC is developing guidance for providers of mental health services on the care and treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities.
The MHC is developing a new Code of Practice on the Use of Surveillance in Mental Health Services. This consultation has now closed.
