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Petition · PE01310 · Session 3

Petition by Jean Gerrard amend the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to abolish the over-use of Compulsory Treatment Orders for non-violent mentally ill patients and to provide a process which allows patients and their representa

Lodged Submitted 16 Feb 2010 Health
Signatures
32
Comments
0
Considered
4 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Petition by Jean Gerrard amend the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to abolish the over-use of Compulsory Treatment Orders for non-violent mentally ill patients and to provide a process which allows patients and their representatives to challenge any perceived errors in CTO report which can lead to misdiagnoses, faulty speculation and the administration of unwarranted forms of treatment.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 2 Mar 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 29 Jun 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 26 Oct 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 11 Jan 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.

Comments

No public comments.