Jeff Cohen Advice and Training

Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on the
Mental Health Act 2007

Tuesday, 3rd June 2008

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, Nottingham

Programme

9.45 Introduction and background to the Act
Jeffrey Cohen

10.00 The new admission criteria and the role of the AMHP
Sylvia Manson

10.40 The Independent Mental Health Advocacy service
Kay Steven

11.15 tea

11.35 The role of the Responsible Clinician and the implications for multi-disciplinary working
Lesley Cohen and Dr Mike Harris

12.25 Launch of DVD on Mental Health Act 2007 (to be shown over lunch period)
Paul Bacon

12.40 lunch

Chair for afternoon - Kamlesh Chahal

1.40 Supervised Community Treatment - How is it likely to work in practice?
Simon Lawton-Smith

2.20 The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. What is meant by deprivation of liberty? Are the new provisions workable?
Robert Robinson

3.00 tea

3.20 What's new in the Code of Practice
William Bingley

3.55 Monitoring the Mental Health Act: How will the functions of the Mental Health Act Commission be performed by the Care Quality Commission?
Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE (depending on not being required to attend the House of Lords)

4.30 Close