After-care services for people with mental health problems
At Pannone we can ensure you receive all of the after care services you need to enable you to re-build your life in the community following discharge from detention in hospital under the Mental Health Act.
This includes helping you obtain health care, community care or continuing healthcare and ensuring that you are treated in accordance with human rights legislation.
If you are due to be discharged having been detained in hospital under Section 3 and, you must not be discharged without the hospital, which is usually a Mental Health Trust (a partnership between the Primary Care Trust and the local authority mental health team), first planning your discharge and preparing a discharge plan which sets out the help, support and care services you should receive when you return to the community.
Under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 you are entitled to receive ‘after care services’ which if necessary can be fully funded by the NHS. These services include whatever help, support and care services you need to enable you to resettle in the community.
We can help you tackle any failure to properly assess your needs or provide after care services by way of negotiation or argument, formal complaint. In cases where the NHS is acting unfairly, unreasonably and unlawfully, we will tackle this by way of Judicial Review proceedings in the Administrative Court.
The Human Rights Act 1998, is there to protect your rights. If you feel your Human Rights have been compromised during your after-care, our solicitors will be happy to discuss this with you and help in any way we can.
Disability rights and human rights solicitors
To arrange a discussion with a disability rights or human rights solicitor click here or call us on 0800 0384 384. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
