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From: Sally Edmundson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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Reforming the Mental Health Act
The White Paper: Implications for Practice and Where to Next?

A one-day national conference at the Admiral Suite, Marriott Hotel,
Broughton, Preston
Tuesday 20th March 2001

Organised by the Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire in
association with Hempsons, Solicitors and the Guild Community Healthcare NHS
Trust

Conference Objectives

The White Paper - Reforming The Mental Health Act- sets out major proposals
for a new Mental Health Act as well as new arrangements for managing
dangerous people with severe personality disorder. Key features of the
proposals include a single entry civil admission procedure, tribunal
determination of all longer-term use of compulsory powers, new community
powers, a possible extension of the professionals who can apply for civil
admissions, new safeguards for children and young people and also people
with long-term incapacity and a new Commission for Mental Health.

An intrinsic component of Government mental health policy, the White Paper
proposals have major implications for service users, carers, mental health
professionals, service commissioners and providers, the police and prison
services and the criminal justice system.

This Conference aims to:

· Ensure delegates are aware of and understand the White Paper proposals;
· Pose some fundamental questions
· Provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss in depth some key
aspects of the proposals especially in relation to practice;
· Provide an opportunity to share ideas across disciplines and agency
boundaries.

Who should attend?

· Nursing, social work, medical, psychology and other mental health
professionals;
· NHS organisations, local authorities and social care;
· Independent providers of mental health and social care services;
· Service user, carer and advocacy organisations, CHCs and voluntary
organisations;
· Prison Service Healthcare personnel and managers;
· The Police Service;
· HE departments of Social Work, Nursing, Medicine, Psychology, Law,Ethics
and Applied Social Studies.

Keynote Speakers

Malcolm Rae, Nursing Officer Mental Health and Forensic Psychiatry,
Department of Health.
Professor David Pilgrim, Head of Adult and Forensic Psychological Services,
Guild Community Health Care NHS Trust.
Ed Stanley, Member of the Management Committee, Making Space.
David Hewitt, Solicitor with Messrs Hempsons and Associate Lecturer, Faculty
of Health, University of Central Lancashire.
Dr John McKenna, Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Chair: 
William Bingley, Professor of Mental Health Law and Ethics, Faculty of
Health, University of Central Lancashire

Provisional Programme

Tuesday 20 March 2001

09:15   Registration

09:45   Welcome 

09:55           The White Paper: What does it say?
        David Hewitt, Solicitor with Hempsons.

10:25   The White Paper: The Service Users Perspective
        Simon Barnett, Company Secretary, Mad Pride

10:45           The White Paper: The Medical Perspective
        Dr John McKenna, Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust
             	
11:05   Refreshment Break

11:20   The White Paper: The Carers Perspective
        Ed Stanley Making Space

11:40   The White Paper: The Social Work Perspective
        Jeff Cohen, Mental Health Advisor, Trainer and Social Worker

12:05   The White Paper: Implications for Nursing Practice
        Malcolm Rae Nursing Officer Mental Health and Forensic   Psychiatry
Department of Health.

12:35   Panel Discussion

13:00   Lunch

14:00   The White Paper: Proposals for High Risk Patients & Dangerous 
People with Severe Personality Disorder.
        Professor David Pilgrim. Head of Adult and Forensic 
Psychological Services Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust

14:45   Refreshment Break

15:15   Parallel Break-out Groups

16:15   Feedback and Plenary Discussion

16:30   Close

Booking Information

The full fee for the conference covering all documentation, lunch and
refreshments is £120 + VAT (£141.00 including VAT). Cheques should be made
payable to University of Central Lancashire Business Services. There are a
small number of concessions available to those on a low income or in receipt
of benefit. Please contact Sally Edmundson for details.


For a full brochure and booking please contact:
Sally Edmundson, Business Services Office, University of Central Lancashire,
Preston, PR1 2HE 
Tel: 01772 892250 Fax: 01772 892938 Email: [log in to unmask]

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