Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2013/14
Care Quality Commission
Country Resources
Evaluation of Policy, Law, Strategies, Plans, and Services
United Kingdom
5 February 2015
Policy document
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Within this fifth annual report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on their monitoring activities of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), the CQC reflects on the changes and improvements to the implementation of the MHA, including their recommendations for changes to the new Code of Practice.The CQC also highlight their concerns that 1 in 5 people detained under the Act have no record of having their rights explained to them, and that people are being cared for away from home when they cannot access local services.
In addition, the CQC looks at the way providers and commissioners of services are using MHA data to plan their services.
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