1. Mental Health Act

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    A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals.

  2. CQC findings into mental health rights

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    A new report from the Care Quality Commission finds that one in five records of mental health patients lack evidence that their rights have been explained to them after being detained.

  3. Healthwatch North Somerset pop up shop

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    Our pop up shop opens on Monday 23rd February at 10am. We will be in Unit 17 Collier’s Walk, Nailsea (opposite Burchill’s fruit and shop)

  4. Deprivation of liberty safeguards

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    The Care Quality Commission has published its fifth annual monitoring report on the implementation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS).

  5. Mental Health awareness day

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    A young people’s positive mental health day was held at the college in partnership with Healthwatch North Somerset on Monday.

  6. Mental Health support in North Somerset

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    The 1 in 4 Community Mental Health Recovery Centre has started new drop-in sessions following appeals from the public. The charity is also helping to set up a North Somerset Suicide Prevention Group to provide more help to people in crisis.

  7. Mentally ill patients unsupported

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    Mentally ill patients sent home unsupported, experts warn. Healthwatch England put in a Freedom of Information request and found psychiatric patients now spend six fewer days in hospital than in 2012-13.

  8. Younger people - Positive mental health day

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    Following initial discussions with Weston College, it was decided that we would work with the College to hold the event on the College Campus and involve students on the health and social care course in the event.

  9. Mental health anti-stigma event

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    On the 10th December 2015 Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust held a mental health anti-stigma event in the foyer of Weston General Hospital.