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Author:   Simon Lawton-Smith ,  Jane Carroll
Publisher:   King's Fund
Imprint:   King's Fund
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
ISBN:  

9781857175554

ISBN 10:   1857175557
Pages:   44
Publication Date:   20 November 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Summary; 1 Introduction, The purpose of compulsory community treatment, Aims of this paper, Methodology; 2 Background, Community-based compulsory treatment orders in Scotland, Previous powers to impose community-based treatment in Scotland, Resources for implementation of the 2003 Act; 3 Findings, Numbers of people placed on community-based CTOs, Characteristics of people placed on a community-based CTO, Pathways to being placed on a community-based CTO, The Tribunal application process and operation of the Tribunal, Understanding of the new community-based CTO system, Availability of resources, The impact of community-based CTOs on patients; 4 Conclusions, Key points for Scotland, Lessons for England and Wales; References; Appendix 1: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and Code of Practice; Appendix 2: Interviewees.

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Simon Lawton-Smith is Senior Fellow in Mental Health at the King's Fund. He is responsible for the Fund's mental health work programme, including taking forward the work of the Fund's London Mental Health Inquiry (November 2003). He is on the editorial board of Mental Health Review and the advisory group to Mental Health Today; has advised the Parliamentary All Party Group on Mental Health; is a member of the Policy Group and Steering Group of the Mental Health Alliance, the 70-strong consortium of organisations established to comment on the government's proposals to amend the Mental Health Act 1983; and is the author of a number of reports and articles on a range of mental health issues. From 1997 to 2003 he was Head of Public Affairs at national service-provider mental health charity Together. Before that, he worked in the civil service in the Department of Health, The Northern Ireland Office and the Cabinet Office.

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