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The terms of reference for the review of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the impact of the legislation on practices and service users.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government response to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into suicide prevention.
The government’s response to the work of the Mental Health Taskforce and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report.
The third progress report of the suicide prevention strategy sets out what's being done to reduce deaths by suicide in England.
The seventh annual report by the Care Quality Commission on its monitoring activities of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).
Government response to the Education Committee's report on the mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NatCen Social Research have been commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to carry out the Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People (M…
Sets out the framework and indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The sixth annual report by the Care Quality Commission on its monitoring activities of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).
Seeks views to strengthen rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues to enable them to live independently.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The government is making mental wellbeing a priority and looking at how to make mental health services as effective as possible.
Sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes
Seeks comments on proposed changes to legislation governing the treatment of people with mental health problems.
Seeks views on how mental health services could be improved for children and young people.
The second annual report sets out what local areas can do to prevent suicide and save lives.
The fifth annual report by the Care Quality Commission on our monitoring activities of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).
The NHS Mandate between the government and NHS England sets out the ambitions for the health service.
Sets out national waiting time standards from April 2015 and plans to provide better access to mental health services over the next 5 years.
Review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales.
New advice for staff on the use of restrictive interventions for patients with difficult behaviour.
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