Commission publishes new local visit reports - 21 August 2024
Publication date: 21 Aug, 2024
The Mental Welfare Commission today published 12 new reports following visits to mental health and learning disability services in Scotland.
Every year the Commission visits around 150 wards and units for people with mental ill health, learning disability, dementia or related conditions in Scotland. From this year, these visits are being extended to community mental health teams.
During the visits Commission visitors talk to patients, relatives and staff, and examine records. A report is published after each visit. The Commission expects a response to each of its recommendations within three months of the reports being published.
Today’s reports highlight positive findings, aspects of care and treatment where we think the service could do better, and making recommendations for change where necessary.
Claire Lamza, executive director (nursing), Mental Welfare Commission, said:
“The use of regular audit of records and process gives assurance of the quality of services that are being provided in health and social care settings; audit can also highlight areas for improvement. A number of this month’s reports recommend where audit can be used to ensure that care and treatment is delivered in line with the legislative frameworks.
"And our visits to some of the specialist children and young people units evidenced how, when care and treatment is person-centred care and innovative, it can lead to professional recognition.”
The reports are for: