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Webinar: Key responsibilities for registered mental health and learning disability nurses

Recording of a webinar held by the Mental Welfare Commission on its good practice guide setting out the vital role and expectations of registered mental health and learning disability nurses when supporting people whose care and treatment is subject to mental health incapacity or adult protection legislation in Scotland.
(The recording was made on 29 October 2026 and is presented in five parts.)

Read the guide here

Part 1 of this webinar covers the introduction to the Commission's new good practice guide.

Part 2 of the webinar covers the importance of registered nurses and the start of the care journey.

Part 3 of the webinar covers detention orders, care and treatment responsibilities, and key responsibilities relating to the Code(s).

Part 4 of the webinar covers interconnected responsibilities, safeguarding across the Acts, and the Adults With Incapacity Act.

Part 5 of the webinar concludes with the Adults Support and Protection Act, what we mean by 'good practice', and answering questions from the live audience.