❓ Ravlich asks about the number and nature of reports from the Chief Psychiatrist to the Director General of Health and the Mental Health Review Board. The Minister's answer indicates that records of the number of reports are not maintained, but the types of matters reported are outlined.
AnsweredQoN 5894Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to question on notice No. 5190 from 6 March 2012 and ask could the Minister please list —
(1) How many matters have been reported to the Director General of Health from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(2) What were the matters that were reported to the Director General of Health from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(3) How many matters have been reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(4) What were the matters that were reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(1) How many matters have been reported to the Director General of Health from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(2) What were the matters that were reported to the Director General of Health from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(3) How many matters have been reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist?
(4) What were the matters that were reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
42 days
(1) A record of the number of matters reported to the Director General of Health by the Chief Psychiatrist is not maintained.
(2)Matters regularly reported to the Director General of Health from the
Chief Psychiatrist are those that arise, both general and current, in the performing of his (the Chief Psychiatrist) statutory functions such as his recommendations for Quality Improvement in mental health care following findings from the monitoring program of public mental health services implemented by the Chief Psychiatrist.
(3) A record of the number of matters reported to the Mental Health Review Board by the Chief Psychiatrist is not maintained.
(4) Matters reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist are those that arise in the performing of his statutory functions and are discussed with the President on a regular basis such as clinicians' compliance with procedures required by the Mental Health Review Board to ensure patients' rights are upheld.
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(2)Matters regularly reported to the Director General of Health from the
Chief Psychiatrist are those that arise, both general and current, in the performing of his (the Chief Psychiatrist) statutory functions such as his recommendations for Quality Improvement in mental health care following findings from the monitoring program of public mental health services implemented by the Chief Psychiatrist.
(3) A record of the number of matters reported to the Mental Health Review Board by the Chief Psychiatrist is not maintained.
(4) Matters reported to the Mental Health Review Board from the Chief Psychiatrist are those that arise in the performing of his statutory functions and are discussed with the President on a regular basis such as clinicians' compliance with procedures required by the Mental Health Review Board to ensure patients' rights are upheld.
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