Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to identify suitable long-term placements for people who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who could live in the community with additional support.

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1. 18 December 2023

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to identify suitable long-term placements for people who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who could live in the community with additional support.

   Source: Commons

2. 8 January 2024

   Answer

   Statutory guidance will be published for those being discharged from mental health inpatient settings soon. This will set out how National Health Service bodies and local authorities can work together to support the discharge process from hospital and ens...

   Source: Written answer

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