Lee's View

Lee's view on the draft Code of Practice for Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure

The Mental Health (Wales) Measure (Welsh law) was passed in late 2010 and the Welsh Government is currently consulting service users, carers and others about the accompanying Code of Practice which sets out guiding principles and practice guidance for the operation of the Measure.

The following pages are dedicated to the Assembly Government consultation on the draft Code of Practice for Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

Part 2 of the Measure is concerned with:

· the appointment of care coordinators as part of the process of planning and coordinating care; and

· care and treatment plans for people receiving secondary mental health services.

Part 3 of the Measure is concerned with:

· former users of secondary mental health services; and

· providing a right for them to refer themselves back to secondary services for assessment directly.

Below you will find a response to the consultation led by Lee McCabe which identifies key improvements which can be made to the draft Code for Parts 2 and 3 of the Measure, along with some useful links to further information... 

· Click here to read Lee’s view on the draft Code of Practice for Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure; this view is supported by Hafal, the Mental Health Foundation and MDF the
Bipolar Organisation Cymru.

· Click here to read Hafal's formal response to the consultation.

· Click here to read the draft Code of Practice.

· For details of the Assembly Government’s consultation, including consultation events, click here.

· To read the Mental Health (Wales) Measure, click here.

· To read “Sue’s View”, a service user perspective on the draft Regulations for the Measure which was published earlier in 2010, click here.

· For general information on mental health visit the Hafal and Mental Health Wales websites.

How can I support Lee?

· If you are making a detailed response to the consultation then please state your support for Lee’s View in your response. Details of how to respond are here.

· If you or your group simply want to support Lee you can email me at leesview@hafal.org stating your support. Alternatively you can print off and get signatures on the Lee’s View Response Form and return to me. Either way I’ll make sure your response is sent on to the Welsh Government.