The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 277 No 7428 p629
25 November 2006

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Mental Health Bill published

Supervised treatment in the community is included as part of a new Mental Health Bill, published last week.

The Bill makes six other amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983, including a simplified definition of mental disorder, a criterion for compulsion, so that appropriate treatment must be available, and a broadening of the range of professionals that can take on key roles under the Mental Health Act.

The Bill is also being used to introduce safeguards for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves or who are deprived of their liberty.