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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.

19 Mar, 2019

Mental Welfare Commission welcomes review of Mental Health Act

20 Feb, 2019

Commission publishes new local visit reports

29 Jan, 2019

Alcohol-related brain damage - new guide

16 Jan, 2019

Commission publishes new local visit reports

13 Dec, 2018

Rise in number of young people with mental illness being treated in non-specialist wards

5 Dec, 2018

New guidance published on carers and confidentiality

27 Nov, 2018

Mental Welfare Commission releases 2017-18 annual report

4 Oct, 2018

Mental Welfare Commission releases report on 2017 local visit outcomes

2 Oct, 2018

Mental Welfare Commission publishes report on visits to adults on guardianship