Add this result to my export selection Alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 29 January 2019 This guidance considers the diagnosis of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) and gives an overview of treatment options, before discussing the assessment of capacity with specific reference to... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Place of safety monitoring report 2016 (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 20 June 2017 A snapshot monitoring report looking at how Police Scotland use their power to detain people in police stations under the Mental Health Act. The report shows wide variations in use of these powers... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Practice Parameter: Treatment of nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease Source: American Academy of Neurology (Remove filter) Published by American Academy of Neurology, 01 March 2010 Bibliographic details: Zesiewicz TA, Sullivan KL, Arnulf I, Chaudhuri KR, Morgan JC, Gronseth GS, et al. (2010) Practice Parameter: treatment of nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease: report of... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Use of seclusion: good practice guide (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 10 October 2019 The Mental Welfare Commission has updated its good practice guide on the use of seclusion in hospitals and in the community for people with mental illness or learning disability. The purpose of... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Human Rights in Mental Health Services (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 24 May 2017 This guide explains how and where human rights impact on mental health care delivery, and how staff can best ensure that the key rights are respected and promoted. It is intended to be both a... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter) Type: Implementation Support (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Covert medication (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 02 February 2017 Covert medication is the administration of any medical treatment in disguised form; this usually involves disguising medication by administering it in food and drink. As a result the individual is... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection LGBT inclusive mental health services: a guide for health and social care service providers (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 29 March 2017 This guidance aims to raise awareness of LGBT rights in mental health services, and help health and social care services to provide high quality care and support to everyone with a mental illness. Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection The Adults with Incapacity Act in general hospitals and care homes (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 10 April 2017 Guidance on the use of the Adults with Incapacity Act in general hospital and care home settings. This document was reviewed and updated in Spring 2017 in light of changes to the Mental Health... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection Responding to violence in mental health or learning disability care settings (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 23 June 2017 This guidance looks at best practice in responding to incidents of violence in learning disability and mental health settings. This document was reviewed in Spring 2017 in light of changes to the... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)
Add this result to my export selection The Mental Health Act in general hospitals (PDF) Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (Remove filter) Published by Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, 25 August 2016 The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2003 1 (the Act) can be used to provide compulsory treatment for mental disorder, or for physical disorder which is a direct cause or consequence of the mental... Read Summary Type: Guidance (Add filter)