Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23522
Psychiatric Patients: Discharges
Tabled: 24 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024
Question
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to require an independent second assessment prior to discharging a person from mental health services.
Answer
On 26 January 2024, new statutory guidance was published for those being discharged from mental health inpatient settings. This sets out how health and care systems can work together effectively to support the discharge process from all mental health inpa...
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