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Date      Topic    

14/11/11 Chief Executives Advice Note Number 4 - November 2011
22/10/11 Our 2010-11 Monitoring report - statistical information
22/10/11 Our Annual report 10-11 - summary of Commission  and annual accounts for 2010/11

13/10/11

Lives less restricted - our monitoring report looking at people subject to compulsory community treatment orders in Scotland
13/10/11 Focussed Visit Report - our report on the main themes and outcomes from our focussed visits undertaken between April 2010 and March 2011
10/10/11

Conflict of interest and independent psychiatric hospitals - guidance on whether doctors working in or contracted to provide services to those hospitals can detain individuals under the 2003 Act.

22/08/11

Our response to the Health and Sport Committee's inquiry into the regulation of care services for older people

08/08/11

Our monitoring report on unannounced visits to people receiving treatment under the safeguards of part 16 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 -  Not properly authorised

21/07/11

Our good practice guidance on delivering physical healthcare to people who lack capacity and refuse or resist treatment; Right to treat?

30/06/11

June 2011 Chief Executive_Advice Notes and links to previous advice notes

28/06/11 

Internal investigation into a man with ARBD who we felt was failed by health and social care services;   Mr A Report (revised)

06/06/11 

The Cabinet Secretary's response to MWCs' report 'Starved of Care' and dementia care   standards in Scotland;  Extract from speech by Nicola Sturgeon 

03/06/11 

Joint statement by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland, the Mental Welfare Commission and the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability about care and support for all people with learning disabilities  Joint statement

30/05/11

Joint statement with SCSWIS and SHRC on the use of CCTV in individuals' bedrooms;            Use of CCTV 

18/08/10 

News release; Missed Opportunities    Missed Opportunities report

Media coverage;

 
08/12/09 

News release;  Too close to see Too Close to see report

Media coverage;  

04/12/08.

News statement; Commission welcomes report on mental health in Scotland's prisons.

06/11/08

Proposed changes which would see MWC functions merging with those of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Media coverage;

08/10/08 

News release; Commission concerned at children & young people receiving treatment on adult  psychiatric wards