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Legislation / Legal
DH: Health Minster Ivan Lewis and mental health tsar Professor Louis Appleby both welcomed the final stages of the parliamentary passage of the Mental Health Bill as a vital step towards modern community services. The Bill, which completed its passage through Parliament on 4 July, will allow psychiatrists to require patients to take treatment following discharge from hospital if they are a risk to themselves or others.
It is also meant to strengthen patients' rights by providing advocacy support for anyone who is detained, and create new roles for experienced non-medical professionals.
Press release ~ DH – Mental Health ~ Mental Health Bill ~ Mental Health Act 2007 (will appear here shortly)
