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Mental Health Law & Practice

Explore the interface between the MHA, the MCA & the DOLs

Introduction

Butterworths is delighted once again to host the annual Mental Health Law & Practice Conference. Chaired by David Hewitt of Weightmans LLP this timely conference will explore how the amended Mental Health Act is bedding down in practice. Specifically, the conference will examine the current use of Community Treatment Orders, procedures in the new tribunal system and the new regulatory environment for providers of mental health services. Furthermore, the conference will tackle the controversial Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards provisions and discuss how these interact with the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act.

Providers of mental health services attend from as little as £299 + VAT

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Event details


Date:

Friday 22 October 2010

Location:

Guoman Cumberland Hotel
London, W1H 7DL

NHS,Social Care and Private Healthcare Orgs attend from just £349+VAT
6 CPD
Hours

Benefits

How will you benefit from attending this conference?

Attending this topical conference will provide you with practical guidance on the below questions:

  • What tactics can be used to challenge First-tier decisions, or to resist such challenges?
  • Under the Care Quality Commission, how has the regulatory landscape changed?
  • How are Community Treatment Orders being used?
  • What are the latest developments for the treatment of children?
  • What can be learned from coroners’ reports concerning mental health deaths?
  • Just where are with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs)?

Who Should Attend

  • Solicitors, barristers and legal executives working in private practice
  • In-house lawyers and those involved in administering the Mental Health Act within NHS trusts and other mental health service providers
  • Local authority professionals involved in mental health cases