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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 17 January 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Mental Health Bill [HL].

Mental Health Bill [HL]

I do not accept that because if we think about some of the circumstances of care that one is providing for individuals, the deprivation of liberty might be in order to ensure that they are secure and safe—one can think not only of elderly patients who may suffer from dementia but also, for example, those with severe learning difficulties perhaps on the extreme end of the autistic spectrum—and be classified in a range of ways: to ensure that they are able to socialise; to eat effectively; to be able to go outside properly; and so on. I do not think that it is about the quality of the care being negative but about ensuring that patients obtain the highest quality care.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
688 c765 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Civil liberties Criminal proceedings Codes of practice Admissions Courts Bail Carers Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Advocacy Emergency services Discrimination Ethnic groups Medical examinations Offenders Mental illness Powers of entry Police Powers Membership Management Members NHS trusts Monitoring Patients' rights Minority groups Mental health services Mental health Relatives Psychiatric hospitals Mental Health Act Commission Mental Health Review Tribunal Young people Social workers Police stations Community treatment orders
Legislation
Mental Health Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
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