UK Mental Health Law and Related Legislation
MHA/Law:
http://www.doh.gov.uk/mentalhealth/whitepaper2000.htm
The DoH page with links to the Reforms of the MHA. Contains downloadable versions of the White Paper, summary and related documents. (Some of the forms are in pdf format. If you dont have Adobe Acrobat you can't open them. To download this go to the useful links section of this site).
http://www.hyperguide.co.uk/mha/
A quick reference guide to the Act and how the law treats people with mental health needs, as compared with the population in general.
FAQ, news and case studies of law in the UK
NSF for Mental Health
Click on the above link to download the full NSF document in pdf format (ie Adobe Acrobat is need to read it, see useful links section for download location)
http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/mentalhealth.htm
The DoH NSF for Mental Health webpage. Many links to related material
NSF for Older People
Click on the above link to download the full NSF document in pdf format (ie Adobe Acrobat is need to read it, see useful links section for download location)
http://www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/olderpeople.htm
The DoH NSF for older people webpage. Many links to related material
Human Rights Act 1998
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm
The Human Rights Act 1998.
Data Protection Act 1998
http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/eurotalk.htm
The governments information page, providing links to many sources of information reguarding the DPA
Search Pages
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/cgi-bin/empower?DB=reshmso
HMSO's search engine. Allows you to search for any act passed through the Houses of Parliment
http://www.doh.gov.uk/dhhome.htm
DoH Homepage, with links to 'search' etc. useful to find government docs i.e. 'our Healthier nation', National Service Frameworks' etc.
National Electronic Libary for Health. Contains links to many publications, government documents, searchable databases etc, excellent!