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Keep up to date with the latest news from the Mental Welfare Commission.
Find out about our most recent investigations, reports on hospital visits and the latest advice on mental health and adults with incapacity law.
For media enquiries about any of the issues we work on, please contact our communications team at mwc.communications@nhs.scot.
We cannot respond to out of hours enquiries. If you email us, we will respond to you during normal working hours.
Our news section dates from January 2016.
21 Oct, 2020
New report on Mental Welfare Commission visit to State Hospital Iona and Lewis wards - 21 October 2020
15 Oct, 2020
Young people detained for mental health treatment – self harm is a key characteristic
9 Oct, 2020
Commission updates position statement on Section 13ZA, Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in relation to Coronavirus
3 Sep, 2020
Living with an eating disorder – new report on people’s experience in Scotland
13 Aug, 2020
What do people think of us? Results of Mental Welfare Commission’s stakeholder survey
25 Jun, 2020