Mental Health Law in England and Wales by Paul Barber

Mental Health Law in England and Wales by Paul Barber

This book provides a clear and accessible guide to Mental Health Law in England and Wales for all Mental Health Professionals from social workers to GPs and nurses.

′Comprehensive and contains virtually all the material that the budding Approved Mental Health Professional might need′ -
Professor Malcolm Golightly, The British Journal of Social Work

 

This revised edition is an invaluable reference guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the 2007 actThere is a useful discussion of deprivation of liberty safeguards, tribunals, the Care Quality Commission in England and the health inspectorate in Wales. This will be an invaluable reference to healthcare professionals and students with an interest in the theory and practice of mental health law. It will also be of value to patients and their relatives or carers. -- Marc Cornock * Nursing Standard *

Paul Barber qualified in 1976. Until December 2003 he was a partner at Bevan Ashford Solicitors (now Bevan Brittan) where for many years he led the firm’s NHS Litigation Department, increasingly specialising in the field of Mental Health and Human Rights law. He is now a Consultant to the firm and a freelance trainer and lecturer. He is extensively involved in training Approved Social Workers and lecturing on Section 12 Approval courses for doctors. He also provides training for the Mental Health Act Commission and numerous NHS Trusts and Health Authorities. Robert Brown is a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and was a Founding Director of Edge Training and Consultancy Limited. He was a Mental Health Act Commissioner from 1992 until 2010. He provides refresher training for Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) and contributes to the training of section 12 approved doctors and Approved Clinicians in South West England and Wales. He provides consultation and supervision for the AMHPs/BIAs in the Deprivation of Liberty Team in Cornwall. Rob also provides consultation to Lead AMHPs in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Lambeth, Portsmouth and West Berkshire. He has published widely in the field of mental health and mental capacity law. Debbie Martin is a guest lecturer for the Swansea University Approved Mental Health Professional programme. She is also involved in the training of section 12 Approval and Approved Clinician courses, and provides training to various NHS Trusts, Health Authorities, Health Boards and Local Authorities. She has published in the field of mental health and mental capacity law. She is a registered social worker, and has practised as a social worker, a mental health manager and an Approved Mental Health Professional.

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ISBN 13	9780857257215
ISBN 10	0857257218
Title	Mental Health Law in England and Wales
Author	Paul Barber
Series	Mental Health In Practice Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2012-01-26
Number of pages	464
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