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Acting for a number of mental health trusts means that we can use our skills and experience to help you in whatever part of the service you operate, whether secure services, secondary services or simply having to cope with the occasional mental health referral. On this page, you will find the following:

Our services
Training
Articles and publications
Bevan Brittan's mental health team

Our services
As a clinician or manager facing increasing challenges from new legislation, public and regulatory demand and ongoing reform, we can help you scan the legislative horizon and find practical solutions for day to day problems and strategic planning. Our services include:
  • helping your organisation understand its obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Bill
  • managing the risk to you by ensuring that your policies and integrated governance framework comply with legal, regulatory and policy requirements
  • safeguarding your reputation in public law cases, inquests, MHRTs, Managers’ Hearings, claims and inquiries
  • reassuring practitioners and supporting managers at appeals
  • creating solutions to help Foundation Trust Non-Executive Directors fulfil their duties as hospital managers and advisors
  • advising on the developing law of confidentiality, data protection and freedom of information
  • advising on issues relating to children and adolescents, immigration, care planning and funding
  • devising and implementing joint commissioning/service arrangements with the Health Service and the public and private sector

Training
As well as our legal services, we have developed a training programme which will help clinicians, managers, multi-disciplinary teams to raise awareness of the legal and ethical issues on a wide range of topics including capacity, social inclusion, risk assessment and human rights. To download a copy of our training, please click here.

Articles and publications
We also have a wealth of knowledge available which helps keep you abreast of legislative changes. Please click here to catch up on the latest Mental Health developments. We also produce a monthly update on Health and Social Care matters, please click here to subscribe.

Bevan Brittan's mental health team
We take pride in our work and we know how to use the law to protect and defend your interests. Please click here to download a copy of our Mental Health teamsheet.

If you require any further information or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Simon Lindsay on 0870 194 1719 or email on simon.lindsay@bevanbrittan.com

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