Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Non-Discrimination :What does it mean?

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Equality :What does it mean?

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Respect for Diversity :What does it mean?

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Reciprocity:What does it mean?

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Informal Care:What does it mean?

Guiding Principle of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Participation :What does it mean?

Ten Guiding Principles of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Respect for Carers:What does it mean?

Ten Guiding Principles of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Least Restrictive Alternative:What does it mean?

Ten Guiding Principles of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Benefit:What does it mean?

Ten Guiding Principles of the Mental Health Care and Treatment (Scotland) Act 2003

Child Welfare :What does it mean?

Identify the Guiding Principle : The welfare of a child with mental disorder should be paramount in any interventions imposed on the child under the Act.

Identify the Guiding Principle : Any intervention under the act should be likely to produce a benefit for the service user that cannot reasonably be achieved other than by intervention.

Identify the Guiding Principle : Service users should be provided with any necessary care, treatment and support both in the least invasive manner and the least restrictive manner and environment compatible with the delivery of safe and effective care, taking account where appropriate of the safety of others.

Identify the Guiding Principle :Those who provide care to service users on an informal basis should receive respect for their role and experience, receive appropriate information and advice and have their views and needs taken into account.

Identify the Guiding Principle : Participation

Identify the Guiding Principle : Where ever possible care, treatment and support should be provided to people with mental disorder without the use of compulsory powers.

Identify the Guiding Principle :Where society imposes and obligation on an individual to comply with a programme of treatment of care, it should impose a parallel obligation on the health and social care authorities to provide safe and appropriate services, including ongoing care following discharge from compulsion.

Identify the Guiding Principle: Respect for Diversity

Identify the Guiding Principle: All powers under the act should be exercised without any direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of physical disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion or national, ethnic, or social origin.

Identify the Guiding Principle: People with mental disorder should wherever possible retain the same rights and entitlements as those with other health needs.

The Named Person tries to promote the rights of the person they represent, who appoints them?

Main feature of the MHC&T(S)A 2003:
Independent advocate

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