Analysis: How mental health law reforms could affect nurses
As major reforms to mental health legislation have been unveiled,
Nursing Times has spoken to nurse leaders to get their views on the proposals and the implications they have for the profession.
The government published a new white paper in January outlining suggested changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) that seek to give patients more control over their care and treatment.
The white paper paves the way for the introduction of a new mental health bill next year.
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As part of the plans, a higher threshold would be introduced for being able to detain someone under the act, in the hope that more people will be able to get the help they need outside of hospital.
THOUSANDS of healthcare students on unpaid work placements should be covered by the NHS £60,000 lump-sum life insurance scheme if they die with Covid-19, Unite urged today.
The union pointed out that the rules of the NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020 say that the only students it covers are those in “paid front-line roles” in England.
Unite understands that the estate of students who die could still apply for the payout, but the union wants written legal guarantees.
In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Unite national officer for health Jackie Williams called for the scheme to be amended as “a matter of urgency.”