Working with the Mental Health Act (4th edition)
The Mental Health Act provides for the detention and treatment of people with mental disorder. It also allows for the supervision of people in the community. The Act is a substantial and complex piece of law. Health and social care professionals and others need to ensure they have a good understanding of its operation and related powers. This guide provides a clear and detailed explanation of the Act. It is written in an accessible style and is designed to be of maximum use to health and social care practitioners, lawyers, advocates and other professional groups enabling them to utilise the Act with confidence in daily practice.
Both authors have direct experience of working in mental health hospitals and they currently deliver training on the Act across England and Wales to nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, advocates, lawyers and other professional groups. Steven Richards was one of the original authors of the Maze, the Maudsley hospital's guide to the Act and Aasya Mughal is a barrister who has represented patients before the Mental Health Tribunal.
Each detention section is presented with information including:
- legal criteria
- powers
- who is involved
- time limits
- leave of absence
- patient rights
- duties on staff
- discharge
- renewal
- forms
- Code of Practice guidance
- Mental Capacity Act interface
Separate dedicated chapters provide detailed information on:
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interface
- Consent to care and treatment
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) or the Mental Health Act
- Case law – the latest court and tribunal judgments
- Code of Practice – quotes and guidance from the Code
- Children and young people
- Treatment powers and rules
- Appeals to the Mental Health Tribunal and Hospital Managers
- Approved and Responsible Clinicians
- Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP)
- Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA)
- Liberty Protection Safeguards – due to replace DoLS end of 2026/7
Throughout the book there are a series of summary tables, charts and diagrams designed to provide at a glance information and explanations.
Download sample pages and free resources from: https://www.bookswise.org.uk/mental-health-act
250 pages, A4 paperback, £22.50
Steven Richards & Aasya F. Mughal
ISBN: 978-0-9931324-1-4
Amazon: Click here.
The Mental Health Act provides for the detention and treatment of people with mental disorder. It also allows for the supervision of people in the community. The Act is a substantial and complex piece of law. Health and social care professionals and others need to ensure they have a good understanding of its operation and related powers. This guide provides a clear and detailed explanation of the Act. It is written in an accessible style and is designed to be of maximum use to health and social care practitioners, lawyers, advocates and other professional groups enabling them to utilise the Act with confidence in daily practice.
Both authors have direct experience of working in mental health hospitals and they currently deliver training on the Act across England and Wales to nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, advocates, lawyers and other professional groups. Steven Richards was one of the original authors of the Maze, the Maudsley hospital's guide to the Act and Aasya Mughal is a barrister who has represented patients before the Mental Health Tribunal.
Each detention section is presented with information including:
- legal criteria
- powers
- who is involved
- time limits
- leave of absence
- patient rights
- duties on staff
- discharge
- renewal
- forms
- Code of Practice guidance
- Mental Capacity Act interface
Separate dedicated chapters provide detailed information on:
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act interface
- Consent to care and treatment
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) or the Mental Health Act
- Case law – the latest court and tribunal judgments
- Code of Practice – quotes and guidance from the Code
- Children and young people
- Treatment powers and rules
- Appeals to the Mental Health Tribunal and Hospital Managers
- Approved and Responsible Clinicians
- Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP)
- Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHA)
- Liberty Protection Safeguards – due to replace DoLS end of 2026/7
Throughout the book there are a series of summary tables, charts and diagrams designed to provide at a glance information and explanations.
Download sample pages and free resources from: https://www.bookswise.org.uk/mental-health-act
250 pages, A4 paperback, £22.50
Steven Richards & Aasya F. Mughal
ISBN: 978-0-9931324-1-4
Amazon: Click here.
