The 1983 Mental Health Act sets out procedures for detaining patients in hospital, where that is necessary for their own health or safety, or the protection of other people. The Act also contains provision under which people may be subject to guardianship or be discharged from detention onto supervised community treatment.
The purpose of the Mental Health Act Monitoring Committee is to assure the Board that the functions it has delegated to officers and staff under the Mental Health Act 1983 are being carried out correctly, and the wider operation of the Act is being carried out properly.
The full role of these this Committee is detailed in the Terms of Reference.
The Committee will meet at 9.00am in the Corporate Meeting Room, Whitchurch Hospital
2012 Meetings
- 14 February
- 22 May
- 11 September 2012
The papers from previous meetings of the Mental Health Act Monitoring Committee remain available.
Power of Discharge Group
The 1983 Mental Health Act sets out procedures for detaining patients in hospital where that is deemed necessary either for their own health or safety, or the protection of other people. The Act also contains provision under which people may be subject to guardianship or be discharged from detention onto supervised community treatment.
The process for considering patients’ discharge under the Act is delegated to the Power of Discharge Sub Group by the Mental Health Act Monitoring Committee. This Sub Group will meet on a quarterly basis to
consider whether the discharge processes within the UHB are fair and reasonable and being exercised lawfully.
