Advance Statements for Crisis Planning

Possibly for the first time in history, the new Mental Health Act Code of Practice (April 2015), for England, has included a section that puts a responsibility on Mental Health Practitioners to encourage‘patients’ to set out their wishes in advance as ‘statements’ or ‘decisions’. While advance statements are not legally binding professionals are advised that they ‘should make all practical efforts to comply with these preferences and explain to patients why their preferences have not been met.’ Read on .....
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