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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.

1 May, 2025

Podcasts available: No such thing as an AWI

23 Apr, 2025

AWI second eLearning module on Turas

16 Apr, 2025

Commission publishes new local visit reports - April 2025

19 Mar, 2025

Commission publishes new local visits - March 2025

24 Feb, 2025

Zoom events: Carer themed report

19 Feb, 2025

Commission publishes new local visit reports - February 2025

28 Jan, 2025

Everyone has a right not to make a hospital their home

15 Jan, 2025

Commission publishes new local visit reports - January 2025

15 Jan, 2025

Questionnaire for carers