The Approved Mental Health Professional's Guide to Mental Health Law 5/e

Robert Brown is a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and was a Founding Director of Edge Training and Consultancy Limited. He was a Mental Health Act Commissioner from 1992 until 2010. He provides refresher training for Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) and contributes to the training of section 12 approved doctors and Approved Clinicians in South West England and Wales. He provides consultation and supervision for the AMHPs/BIAs in the Deprivation of Liberty Team in Cornwall. Rob also provides consultation to Lead AMHPs in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Lambeth, Portsmouth and West Berkshire. He has published widely in the field of mental health and mental capacity law.

Chapter 1: Introduction and definitions of mental disorder Chapter 2: Civil admissions, guardianship and community treatment orders Chapter 3: Relatives and carers Chapter 4: The role of the approved mental health professional Chapter 5: Patients concerned in criminal proceedings Chapter 6: Consent to treatment and mental capacity Chapter 7: Mental health tribunals and hospital managers' reviews Chapter 8: The Care Quality Commission for England and the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales Chapter 9: Other relevant legislation Chapter 10: The Human Rights Act 1998 Chapter 11: The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Appendix 1 Checklists for applications and forms Appendix 2 The Human Rights Act 1998 Appendix 3 The Mental Health Act 1983: sections relevant to AMHPs Appendix 4A The AMHP Regulations for England Appendix 4B The AMHP Regulations for Wales Appendix 5 Forms used in England and Wales Appendix 6 Tasks for AMHPs involved in MHA assessments (answers) Appendix 7 Practice Direction (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Statements and Reports in Mental Health Cases Appendix 8 The Conflicts of Interest Regulations for England Appendix 9 Multiple choice answers Appendix 10 Supervision Orders under the Criminal Procedures (Insanity) Act 1964 Appendix 11 Suggested documentation for Regulation 24 Appendix 12: The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017