Mental Welfare Commission

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Dr John Crichton on legal safeguards under Part 5, Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act:
• key principles
• lawful medical treatment
• POA & guardianship
• S47 certificates
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Together with Healthcare Improvement Scotland, we published a national overview report following a programme of joint unannounced visits and inspections to all four of Scotland's Tier 4 children and young people's inpatient mental health units.

Read the full report on our website: bit.ly/4b2WDSD

Today we published a report on a visit to Dudhope Young People’s Inpatient Unit. While we found a well-functioning multidisciplinary team and a supportive management culture, we also found areas requiring attention, such as staffing gaps and clinical recording inconsistencies. bit.ly/4s9KTo7

Today we published the findings of our joint unannounced visit/inspection with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to Skye House.
This is the third published report in our series examining in-patient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across Scotland.
Read more here: bit.ly/4u1wIDB

Today we published nine new reports following visits to mental health services in Scotland.
Read more here: bit.ly/46dQdyo

Look out next week for our latest reports on wards and services in:
NHS Ayrshire & Arran (1 report)
@nhsggc.bsky.social (3 reports)
@nhsforthvalley.bsky.social (1)
@nhslothian.bsky.social l (1)
@nhsorkney.bsky.social (1)
@nhsshetland.bsky.social (1)
@nhstayside.bsky.social (1)

We are currently recruiting for a senior manager:
This is a permanent post
Hybrid working

Read more and apply here:
www.mwcscot.org.uk/node/1501

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland today published a report on a joint unannounced visit & inspection to the Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children, National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit Ward 4, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
Read the report: bit.ly/4a15bJc

Today we published six new reports following visits to mental health services in Scotland.
Read more here: bit.ly/4q8QE4h

We are currently recruiting for a senior manager:
This is a permanent post
Hybrid working

Read more and apply here:
www.mwcscot.org.uk/node/1501

Look out next week for our latest reports on wards and services in:
@nhsforthvalley.bsky.social (1 report)
@nhsdg.co.uk (1 report)
@nhsfife.bsky.social (1 report)
@nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk (1 report)
@nhslothian.bsky.social (1 report)
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social (1 report)

We are currently recruiting for a communications manager:
21 hours per week
This is a permanent post
Hybrid working

Read more and apply here:
www.mwcscot.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Advice line opening hours over the festive period:

Our advice line is closed on bank holidays, but otherwise open between the hours of 9am-noon and 1pm-4pm.

Personal queries: 0800 389 6809
Professional queries: 0131 313 8777

Full details:
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Today we published 10 new reports following visits to mental health services in Scotland.

Read more here: bit.ly/4j1UEBl

Look out next week for our latest reports on wards and services in:
NHS Borders (1 report)
@nhsdg.co.uk (1 report)
NHS Fife (1 report)
@nhsggc.bsky.social (3 reports)
@nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk (2 reports)
@nhslothian.bsky.social (2 reports)

Seventy-one admissions of young people to adult wards in 2024-25 - today we published our latest monitoring report on children and young people.
Read more here: bit.ly/4pjIruk

THREE DAYS LEFT
Join the consultation for our strategic plan 2026-29
We have completed the first draft. The next stage is to consult with you to provide you with the opportunity to submit any final comments.
Read more here:
bit.ly/4hVbJwo

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Engineer:
- 35 hours per week
- Fixed term
- Hybrid working
- £46,459 - £51,621 pa

Apply by noon on 8 December. For more details visit: mwcscot.org.uk/node/2565

Published today, our closure report on the investigation into the care and treatment of Mr D.

The Commission has continued to follow up recommendations from the report. You can read the closure report here: bit.ly/48iA2jB

We heard from a carer: “At the moment there is no support as a carer. There’s a whole world of theoretical things, this is what should happen and the rest of it, but in reality there is very little.”

Even though steps have been taken to support carers, many who spoke to us still feel their situation hasn’t improved much.

Our single recommendation is for Scottish Government to recognise carers as equal partners in care. Not just in theory, but in everyday practice, with clear rights to information, meaningful involvement in care planning, and provided with necessary support.

Read the report on our website: www.mwcscot.org.uk

Carers play an important role in supporting people with mental illness, learning disability, dementia, and related conditions. Unfortunately, their voices often go unheard. Our report ‘Not on the radar’ captures some of their experiences:
bit.ly/47nX09y

#CarerRightsDay

Today we published 11 new reports following visits to mental health services and one prison in Scotland.

Read more here:
bit.ly/4i3Cn6c

Look out this Wednesday for our latest reports on wards and services in:

@nhsfife.bsky.social (3 reports)
@nhslothian.bsky.social (3 reports)
@nhsggc.bsky.social (1 report)
NHS Ayrshire & Arran (1 report)
@nhstayside.bsky.social (1 report)
@nhsforthvalley.bsky.social (1 report) and
HMP Greenock

Today we published our latest Mental Health Act monitoring report. We found gaps in mental health safeguards as detentions continue to rise.
Read more here:
bit.ly/3JWRYrA

We are delighted to share two new episodes of the There’s no such thing as an AWI! podcast. This two-part conversation with Dr Donny Lyons discusses his involvement in the development and implementation of the AWI Act. Click here to listen to the podcast: nesawi.podbean.com

Join the consultation for our strategic plan 2026-29
We have completed the first draft. The next stage is to consult with you to provide you with the opportunity to submit any final comments.
Read more here:
bit.ly/4hVbJwo

Today we published our latest monitoring report for the Adults With Incapacity Act. We found a record number of Scots under guardianship orders, and calls for urgent law reform:
bit.ly/3LiJg7H

"Children have a right to feel safe"
We welcome the response by Nicola Killean @cypcs.bsky.social to the report our the visit to the Melville Unit:

The first in a series of visits to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Inpatient units has found a mix of concerns for the safety and wellbeing of young people, alongside committed staff and positive initiatives at the Melville Unit in Edinburgh.
Read more here: bit.ly/4hmeZ3v

Today we published six new reports following visits to mental health services and two prisons in Scotland.
Read more here:
bit.ly/3KRJNNp