❓ Hon Helen Morton questions the Minister for Health regarding patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) at Graylands Hospital, focusing on their length of stay, legal guardianship, access to oversight bodies, and potential for alternative accommodation. The Minister's response provides data on patient stays, guardianship, access to services, and future plans for specialist residential services.
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(1) How many patients at Graylands have acquired brain injury?
(2) How long has each patient been at Graylands as an inpatient?
(3) How many of the above patients have a legal guardian making some or all of their decisions?
(4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors who visit the facility on a regular basis to ensure their rights are respected?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) If no, because they are not included as an ‘affected person’ under the
Mental Health Act 1996
, will the Minister amend the Act so that they may be included?
(7) Is any consideration currently being given to alternative accommodation to Graylands, for people who have acquired brain injury and difficult to manage behaviour?
(2) How long has each patient been at Graylands as an inpatient?
(3) How many of the above patients have a legal guardian making some or all of their decisions?
(4) Do these patients have access to the Council of Official Visitors who visit the facility on a regular basis to ensure their rights are respected?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) If no, because they are not included as an ‘affected person’ under the
Mental Health Act 1996
, will the Minister amend the Act so that they may be included?
(7) Is any consideration currently being given to alternative accommodation to Graylands, for people who have acquired brain injury and difficult to manage behaviour?
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Answered
22 August 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
68 days
(2) The length of inpatient stays range from 2 months to 19 years, with 4.5 years as the average length of stay. (3) 24. (4) Involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act or Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act have access to the Council of Official Visitors. There are 5 voluntary patients with ABI at Graylands who do not have access to the Council of Official Visitors, as they are not under the Mental Health Act. (5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(3) 24. (4) Involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act or Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act have access to the Council of Official Visitors. There are 5 voluntary patients with ABI at Graylands who do not have access to the Council of Official Visitors, as they are not under the Mental Health Act. (5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(4) Involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act or Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act have access to the Council of Official Visitors. There are 5 voluntary patients with ABI at Graylands who do not have access to the Council of Official Visitors, as they are not under the Mental Health Act. (5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(3) 24. (4) Involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act or Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act have access to the Council of Official Visitors. There are 5 voluntary patients with ABI at Graylands who do not have access to the Council of Official Visitors, as they are not under the Mental Health Act. (5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(4) Involuntary patients under the Mental Health Act or Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act have access to the Council of Official Visitors. There are 5 voluntary patients with ABI at Graylands who do not have access to the Council of Official Visitors, as they are not under the Mental Health Act. (5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(5) Those patients not under the MHA use the Guardianship Board, themselves/family or "Rights" services such as the Health Consumers Council, the Office of Health Review, the Ombudsman's Office or the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. (6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(6) Not applicable. (7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
(7) Careful consideration is being given to the development of a specialist residential service on the Graylands Hospital site. This service will replace the Murchison House facility and will have the capacity to manage patients with complex mental health needs. As part of the Clinical Services Plan, the need for specialist mental health units to be established at the Sir Charles Gairdner and the Fiona Stanley Hospital sites has been identified. One of these sites will include a dedicated service for people with complex mental health needs, including those people with Acquired Brain Injury.
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