Involuntary Admission Activity (Adults)* (2017 template)
Mental Health Commission (MHC)-Tribunals Division.
2006
The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services.
Data on the involuntary admissions of adults to approved centres are collected in accordance with provisions in the following legislation:
- Mental Health Act, 2001
- Mental Health Act, 2008.
Data are processed in adherence with the following legislation:
- Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003
- Data Protection Act 1988
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003
- Freedom of Information Act 1997.
National – all involuntary admissions to approved centres.
Under Section 33(3) of the Mental Health Act, 2001, the Mental Health Tribunals Division of the Mental Health Commission is responsible for establishing mental health tribunals for patients admitted on an involuntary basis. MHC collects demographic and clinical involuntary admission data, in relation to adults, in order to fulfil this statutory function.
Name; address; date of birth; gender; date of involuntary admission and approved centre.
No data dictionary available. Data requirements are outlined in the two Statutory forms:
http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Form_6_Revised_01_12_2011.pdf
http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Form_13_Revised_01_12_2011.pdf
A suite of statutory forms are used by centres approved under the Mental Health Act 2001 to notify the Commission of the required information relating to each involuntary patient. Information is held in their ‘System for Involuntary Admission and Tribunals’ (SIAT).
ICD-10.
2,400 average number of records created annually.
Quarterly reports and MHC annual reports since 2006.
Quarterly reports on MHC website, MHC annual report and data requests.
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