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.
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.
For more information, please contact:
Simon Lindsay
simon.lindsay@bevanbrittan.com
0870 194 1719
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