Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15865
Mental Health Services: Standards
Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mental health patients who could pose a risk to the wider public have their cases managed appropriately.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Mental Health Act 1983, now and when reformed, has the necessary powers to enable clinicians to manage high risk mental health patients. The planned reforms will not change the fundamental powers and purpose of the Act, which is to detain and treat pe...
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