View source for MHA Code of Practice 2008 links

This page relates to the old 2008 code. For the current code, see [[Mental Health Act 1983 Codes of Practice]].

Some chapters of the English Code of Practice
2008 finish with a list of related materials. These are listed with links to the material where possible. 

===Chapter 1: Statement of guiding principles===

[[Human Rights Act 1998]]

===Chapter 2: Information for patients, nearest relatives and others===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 3. Mental disorder===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 4. Applications for detention in hospital===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice|Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Addendum to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]]

[[National Assistance Act 1948]]

===Chapter 5. Emergency applications for detention===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 6. The appropriate medical treatment test===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 7. Conflicts of interest===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 8. The nearest relative===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 9. Attorneys and deputies===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

===Chapter 10. Police powers and places of safety===

[[Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984]] (PACE) Code C: Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers, Home Office, 2008

===Chapter 11. Conveyance of patients===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 12. Holding powers===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice|Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Addendum to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]]

===Chapter 13. Receipt and scrutiny of documents===
 
No materials listed.

===Chapter 14. Allocating or changing a responsible clinician===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 15. Safe and therapeutic responses to disturbed behaviour===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 16. Privacy and safety===

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_074396 Using Mobile Phones in NHS Hospitals, May 2007] ([[Media:Using Mobile Phones in NHS Hospitals.pdf|copy]]) (Note that this guidance has been superseded by January 2009 guidance, available by the same link)

The [[Safety and Security in Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals Directions 2000]] (as amended)

===Chapter 17. Wishes expressed in advance===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

===Chapter 18. Confidentiality and information sharing===

[http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/data_sharing_legal_guidance.pdf Public Sector Data Sharing: Guidance on the Law, Ministry of Justice, November 2003] ([[Media:data_sharing_legal_guidance.pdf|copy]]) 

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4069253 Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Department of Health, November 2003]

[[Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004]]

[http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/victims/victims36.htm The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, Office for Criminal Justice Reform, October 2005]

[http://noms.justice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/guidance/guidance-clinician-duty-victims?view=Standard&pubID=486998 Guidance for Clinicians – Duties to Victims under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, Home Office Mental Health Unit, 2005]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

[[Data Protection Act 1998]]

[[Human Rights Act 1998]]

===Chapter 19. Visiting patients in hospital===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 20. Independent mental health advocates===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

===Chapter 21. Leave of absence===

[http://www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/guidance/Leave_Guidance_for_RMOs_08?view=Standard&pubID=539769 Guidance for Responsible Medical Officers – Leave of Absence for Patients Subject to Restrictions, Ministry of Justice Mental Health Unit]

===Chapter 22. Absence without leave===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 23. Medical treatment under the Act===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

===Chapter 24. Treatments subject to special rules and procedures===

[http://www.bnf.org/bnf/ British National Formulary, British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain]

===Chapter 25. Supervised community treatment===

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_083647 Refocusing the Care Programme Approach, Care Programme Approach guidance, March 2008]

===Chapter 26. Guardianship===

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]], TSO, 2007

[[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice|Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Addendum to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]]

===Chapter 27. After-care===

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_083647 Refocusing the Care Programme Approach: Policy and Positive Practice Guidance, March 2008]

===Chapter 28. Guardianship, leave of absence or SCT?===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 29. Detention and SCT: renewal, extension and discharge===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 30. Functions of hospital managers===

[http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/victims/victims36.htm The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, Office for Criminal Justice Reform, October 2005]

[http://noms.justice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/guidance/guidance-clinician-duty-victims?view=Standard&pubID=486998 Guidance for Clinicians – Duties to Victims under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 200, Home Office Mental Health Unit, 2005]

===Chapter 31. Hospital managers’ discharge power===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 32. The Tribunal===

No materials listed.

===Chapter 33. Patients concerned with criminal proceedings===

[http://noms.justice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/guidance/guidance-social-supervisors?version=1 Notes for the Guidance of Social Supervisors – Supervision and After-care of Conditionally Discharged Restricted Patients, Home Office, 2007]

[http://www.mentalhealthunit.com/mhuguidance.html Mental Health Act 2007 – Guidance for the Courts and Sentencing Powers for Mentally Disordered Offenders, March 2008]

[http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/resourcecentre/psispsos/listpsis/index.asp?startrow=101 Prison Service Instruction 3/2006, which gives comprehensive guidance on the transfer process, professional roles and timescales]

[[Criminal Justice Act 2003]]

[http://noms.justice.gov.uk/news-publications-events/publications/guidance/guidance-supervising-psychs?version=1 Guidance for Supervising Psychiatrist – Supervision and After-care of Conditionally Discharged Restricted Patients, Home Office, June 2006]

===Chapter 34. People with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders===

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009153 Valuing People – A New Strategy for the 21st Century (Cm 5086), The Stationery Office, March 2001]

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009374 Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century: Planning with People towards Person Centred Approaches – Guidance for Partnership Boards, Department of Health, 28 January 2002]

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4005503 Action for Health, Health Action Plans and Health Facilitation Detailed Good Practice Guidance on Implementation for Learning Disability Partnership Boards, Department of Health, 6 August 2002]

===Chapter 35. People with personality disorders===

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009546 Personality disorder: No longer a diagnosis of exclusion. Policy implementation guidance for the development of services with personality disorder, Department of Health, January 2003]

===Chapter 36. Children and young people under the age of 18===

[http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/localauthorities/index.cfm?action=content&contentID=12956&letter=C Children Act 1989 and guidance (particularly volumes 1, 4, 6, and 7)]

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4089114 National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services – Standard 9 (The Mental Health and Psychological Well-being of Children and Young People) issued by the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Health in October 2004]

[http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=productdetails&PageMode=publications&ProductId=DfES%2F1081%2F2004& Every Child Matters: Change for Children, Department for Education and Skills, 2004]

[http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Informationpolicy/PatientConfidentialityAndCaldicottGuardians/DH_4100550 NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice, Department of Health, 2003]

[http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/workingtogether/ Working Together to Safeguard Children, HM Government, 2006]