Guidance for professionals working with people with mental health needs
Get an overview of our regulation of mental health care, and our work to identify where and how improvements can be made, including protecting people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act.
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Find out about our regulation of all mental health services, and read about special reviews, surveys and other activities focusing on mental health care.
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Learn about our visits to detained patients to monitor how service providers are using and following the Mental Health Act 1983, and our work regarding Community Treatment Orders.
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This annual national census started in 2005 in support of the Department of Health's five-year action plan for improving mental health services for black and minority ethnic communities.
