Aftercare

This is the "Aftercare" category. See the menu to view its pages.

The availability of aftercare can be directly relevant to the Tribunal’s consideration of the discharge criteria.

These pages will deal with after-care under MHA 1983 s117 (as amended by the Care Act 2014 from April 2015).

It should be noted that community care is a whole area of law in itself, the main legislation being the Care Act 2014 (the Welsh equivalent is the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014).

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Aftercare category:

• Charging for aftercare services
• Ordinary residence
• Patients who are eligible for aftercare
• The aftercare duty and its duration
• The definition of aftercare
• Which authority pays for aftercare

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