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NHS, 'Legal guidance for services supporting people of all ages during the coronavirus pandemic: Mental health, learning disability and autism, specialised commissioning' (v4, 25/1/21)

2021-01-25 NHS coronavirus legal advice v4.pdf

NHS guidance on MH law during coronavirus pandemic This version has removed section 14 (Application of digital technology to MHA assessments) and Annex F (Guidance on the testing and isolation of people of all ages in in mental health, learning disability, autism, dementia and specialist inpatient facilities during the coronavirus pandemic) following the decision in Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHSC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin) that to act on the guidance would be unlawful. Some references to section 14 remain but can be ignored.