The Mental Health Act 2007
In July 2007 several amendments to the Mental Health Act were agreed by parliament. These wide ranging changes will have significant implications for both the way services are run and how they are experienced by service users and carers.
NIMHE, as the mental health programme of CSIP, has been tasked by the Department of Health with informing people of the changes and supporting implementation by service providers - both directly and by signposting sources of information.
In response, NIMHE has created a national implementation programme, which will be delivered through the Regional Development Centres. An implementation plan for North East, Yorkshire and Humber is available to download:
- NEYH Local Implementaion Plan
- NEYH Local Implementation Plan - Appendices
- There is also an easy read version of the plan
- Download a pdf copy of the Mental Health Act 2007.
For more information, including policy briefings, visit the Mental Health Act Commission website.
National Website
The national website for implementing the programme is here. This contains the latest news and information about the work CSIP is doing nationally - including Advocacy, Supervised Community Treatment, Workforce, Training and Administration. In addition, there are links to key documents and other online resources.
Regional Contact
The YHIP Mental Health Legislation Lead Bruce Bradshaw (phone 07827 955515)