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The Chief Psychiatrist from time to time issues clinical practice guidelines to provide specialist advice on various aspects of clinical service and to inform mental health practitioners and services about the operation and clinical issues in relation to the Mental Health Act . Current guidelines are posted below:

Keyword	Title	Number
Authorised Psychiatrist	Appointment of an authorised psychiatrist - September 2005	CPG05091
Beds	Access to Beds - April 1997	CPG97043
Community Treatment Orders	Community Treatment Orders - November 2005	CPG01111
Deaths	Reportable Deaths - May 2004	CPG04052
Discharge	Discharge Planning Guidelines - August 2002 (PDF file 207KB)	CPG02081
Electroconvulsive Therapy	ECT Manual - Licensing, Legal Requirements and Clinical Practice Guidelines - January 2000	CPG00011
Families and Carers	Working together with families and carers - April 2005	CPG05041
High Dependency Units	High Dependency Unit Guidelines - August 2002(PDF file 60 KB)	CPG02082
Illicit Substances	Illicit Substance Use in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services - November 2001 (PDF file 68KB)	CPG01112
Intoxicated Persons	Assessment of Intoxicated Persons - Dec. 1999	CPG99121
Hospital Orders	Changes to hospital orders under the Sentencing Act 1991 - October 2006	CPG06102
Mechanical Restraint	Mechanical Restraint - October 2006	CPG06051
Mental Health Review Board	Patient Access to Files for Mental Health Review Board Hearings - November 2001 (PDF file 60KB)	CPG01113
Non-Psychiatric Treatment	General medical health needs, annual examination, non-psychiatirc treatment, special procedures and medical research procedures - January 2008	CPG071201
Police interview or Court attendance	Managing persons required to attend police interview or court - January 2005	CPG05011
Quality improvements	Quality improvement themes from coronial recommendations received by the Chief Psychiatrist in 2005 - August 2007	CPG07081
Restricted involuntary treatment orders and restricted community treatment orders	Restricted involuntary treatment orders and restricted community treatment orders - October 2006	CPG06103
Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act	Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act 2005 Summary of key amendments - October 2006	CPG06104
Seclusion	Seclusion - October 2006	CPG06052
Subpoenas and Warrants	Subpoenas for documents, search warrants, or other requests by police for information - August 2004	CPG04081
Treatment plans	Treatment plans	External site

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