{"id":2101,"date":"2017-05-17T15:22:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/discursive\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2017-10-10T16:45:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T15:45:19","slug":"podcast-against-your-will-compulsory-powers-in-the-mental-health-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/discursive\/podcast-against-your-will-compulsory-powers-in-the-mental-health-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Against Your Will – Compulsory Powers in the Mental Health System"},"content":{"rendered":"

John McGowan<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Anne Cooke<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Angela Gilchrist<\/em><\/a>, \u00a0<\/em>Rachel Terry<\/em><\/a> and Emma Rye discuss involuntary treatment in mental health.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this edition we discuss the compulsory powers available in the mental health system in the UK These include the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act (MHA). The regular panel is joined by Emma Rye, a Clinical Psychologist working in in the field of learning disabilities. Emma is currently in training to take up the role of a \u2018Responsible Clinician\u2019 under the MHA. We also have interviews with Dr Matthew Debenham, an NHS psychiatrist, and with service users Rai Waddingham and Raza Griffiths, both of whom discuss how compulsory powers were used in their own treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Prime Minister has recently said she would like to \u2018rip up\u2019 the Mental Act (see below) our panel also offer Theresa May advice on what to replace it with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A transcript of this discussion is available here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n