| Description | The report provides a detailed overview of the administration required by the new compulsory powers and assesses the impact of this work on the workload, roles and responsibilities of relevant professional groups. The report also offers recommendations on how practice can be improved. |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Website Publication Date | September 04, 2007 |
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Prof. Jacqueline Atkinson, Dr Paula Lorgelly, Jacquie Reilly, Ailsa Stewart
Public Health and Health Policy
ISBN 978 0 7559 6724 7 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (576k)
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Changes in the Law
Implementing the MHCT Act
Aims of the Research
CHAPTER 2: METHODS AND ANALYSIS
Ethical Review
Background Interviews
Questionnaires
Telephone Interviews
Time and Cost Analysis
CHAPTER 3: ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Specific Tasks
CHAPTER 4: TIME AND COSTS
Response Rates
Emergency Detention Certificates
Short Term Detention
Compulsory Treatment Orders
Compulsion and Restriction Orders
Transfer for Treatment Directions
Costs of Compulsory Powers
Sensitivity Analysis
CHAPTER 5: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS
Planning for the Implementation of the MHCT Act
Training/Information Provision
Impacts on Time
Outcomes
Impact on Workforce
Changes in Priorities
Principles
CHAPTER 6: IMPACT ON OTHER SERVICES
Psychiatrists
Mental Health Officers
Medical Records Staff
Using Unpaid Time to Cover Workloads
CHAPTER 7: DISCUSSION
Limitations of the Study
Time and Workload Issues
Interim Orders
Curators ad litem
Role of Solicitors
Workforce Issues
Forms
Outcomes of the MHCT Act
CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations
REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A
The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.
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