The Chief Psychiatrist from time to time issues clinical 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 (PDF file 41KB) |
CPG05091
|
|
Beds |
Access to Beds - April 1997 |
CPG97043
|
|
Community Treatment Orders |
Community Treatment Orders - November 2005 (PDF file 249KB)
|
CPG01111
|
|
Deaths |
Reportable Deaths - March 2010 (PDF file 960KB) |
CPG100301
|
|
Discharge |
Discharge Planning
Guidelines - August 2002 (PDF file 207KB) |
CPG02081
|
| Electroconvulsive Therapy |
Electroconvulsive
therapy manual: Licensing, legal requirements and clinical guidelines
- January 2009 |
CPG00011 |
| Families and Carers |
Working together with families
and carers - April 2005 (PDF file 57KB) |
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 |
| Information sharing |
Information sharing between area mental health services and psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support services (PDF file 517KB) |
CPG100401 |
| Inpatient leave |
Inpatient leave of absence - September 2009 (PDF file 71KB) |
CPG090801 |
| Intoxicated Persons |
Assessment of Intoxicated
Persons - Dec. 1999 |
CPG99121
|
|
Mechanical Restraint |
Mechanical Restraint - October
2006 (PDF file 63KB) |
CPG06051
|
|
Non-Psychiatric Treatment |
General medical health
needs, annual examination, non-psychiatric treatment, special procedures
and medical research procedures - January 2008 (PDF file 186KB) |
CPG071201
|
| Out-of-home care |
Priority access for out-of-home care (PDF file 343KB)
Priority access for out-of-home care (RTF file 102KB) |
CPG1107016 |
| Police interview or Court attendance |
Managing persons required to attend
police interview or court - January 2005 (PDF file 57KB) |
CPG05011 |
| Restricted involuntary treatment orders and restricted
community treatment orders |
Restricted involuntary treatment
orders and restricted community treatment orders - October 2008 (PDF file 223KB) |
CPG080901 |
| Transport |
Safe transport of people with a mental illness - August 2011 (PDF file 695KB)
Safe transport of people with a mental illness - August 2011 (RTF file 144KB) |
CPG1106025 |
| Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act |
Sentencing and Mental Health
Acts (Amendment) Act 2005 Summary of key amendments - October
2006 |
CPG06104 |
|
Seclusion |
Seclusion in approved mental health services - March 2011 (PDF file 278KB) |
CPG1103001 |
| Sexual safety |
 Promoting sexual safety, responding to sexual activity, and managing allegations of sexual assault in adult acute inpatient units - June 2012 |
CPG1206003 |
| Smoking |
Providing a smoke-free environment in public mental health inpatient and residential units (PDF file 362KB) |
CPG1205009 |
| Subpoenas and Warrants |
Subpoenas for documents, search
warrants, or other requests by police for information - August 2004
(PDF file 51KB) |
CPG04081 |
|
Treatment plans |
Treatment Plans under the Mental Health Act 1986 - Department of Health, August 2009 (222kb, pdf) |
CPG090802 |
