Race equality, human rights and mental health legistration: Recent developments in England and Wales

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 76-78

  Patel, ^a   Heginbotham, Chris ^b  

^a Centre for Ethnicity and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; RACISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 35248861566     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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2. Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. Breaking the Circles of Fear. London: SCMH, 2002.
3. Mental Health Act Commission. Count Me In: The Results of a Service User Survey. Nottingham: Mental Health Act Commission, 2006.
4. Department of Health. Mental Health Bill 2006: Race Equality Impact Assessment. London Department of Health, 2006.
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7. Department of Health. Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care, London: Department of Health, 2005.
8. Healthcare Commission. Count Me In: Results of the National Census of Inpatients in Mental Health Hospitals and Facilities in England and Wales, London: Healthcare Commission, 2005. (Note: a further report was issued in 2006.)