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Keep up to date with the latest news from the Mental Welfare Commission.

Find out about our most recent investigations, reports on hospital visits and the latest advice on mental health and adults with incapacity law.

For media enquiries about any of the issues we work on, please contact our communications team at mwc.communications@nhs.scot.

We cannot respond to out of hours enquiries. If you email us, we will respond to you during normal working hours.

Our news section dates from January 2016.

20 Jan, 2021

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 20 January 2021

17 Dec, 2020

Detentions for mental health care during the pandemic – new report

16 Dec, 2020

Commission publishes new local visit report – New Craigs Hospital, Inverness

10 Dec, 2020

Human Rights Day - Recover Better

30 Nov, 2020

Mental Welfare Commission annual report 2019-20

25 Nov, 2020

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 25 November 2020

21 Oct, 2020

New report on Mental Welfare Commission visit to State Hospital Iona and Lewis wards - 21 October 2020

15 Oct, 2020

Young people detained for mental health treatment – self harm is a key characteristic

9 Oct, 2020

Commission updates position statement on Section 13ZA, Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in relation to Coronavirus

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