Scottish Government

Prof. Jacqueline Atkinson, Dr Paula Lorgelly, Jacquie Reilly, Ailsa Stewart
Public Health and Health Policy

ISBN 978 0 7559 6724 7 (Web only publication)

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Changes in the Law
Implementing the MHCT Act
Aims of the Research

CHAPTER 2: METHODS AND ANALYSIS
Ethical Review
Background Interviews
Questionnaires
Telephone Interviews
Time and Cost Analysis

CHAPTER 3: ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Specific Tasks

CHAPTER 4: TIME AND COSTS
Response Rates
Emergency Detention Certificates
Short Term Detention
Compulsory Treatment Orders
Compulsion and Restriction Orders
Transfer for Treatment Directions
Costs of Compulsory Powers
Sensitivity Analysis

CHAPTER 5: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS
Planning for the Implementation of the MHCT Act
Training/Information Provision
Impacts on Time
Outcomes
Impact on Workforce
Changes in Priorities
Principles

CHAPTER 6: IMPACT ON OTHER SERVICES
Psychiatrists
Mental Health Officers
Medical Records Staff
Using Unpaid Time to Cover Workloads

CHAPTER 7: DISCUSSION
Limitations of the Study
Time and Workload Issues
Interim Orders
Curators ad litem
Role of Solicitors
Workforce Issues
Forms
Outcomes of the MHCT Act

CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations

REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.