Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52928
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Natasha Irons
Labour — Croydon East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help protect patients who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Mental Health Bill, which has now passed from the House of Lords to the House of Commons, will give patients greater choice, autonomy, enhanced rights, and support, and will ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect throughout treatment...
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