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The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have issued guidance setting out how health and care systems in England should support the discharge of people from mental health inpatient settings.
The DHSC and NHSE said: “This document sets out how health and care systems should work together to support discharge from all mental health and learning disability and autism inpatient settings for children, young people and adults.”
The guidance sets out best practice on:
Guidance on how budgets and responsibilities should be shared to pay for section 117 aftercare (Mental Health Act 1983) is provided as an annex.
The statutory guidance applies to NHS bodies in England including:
The guidance can be viewed here.
See also: Section 117 after-care statutory guidance – a missed opportunity? Lee Parkhill reviews new Government guidance on the joint duty under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.