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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.

15 Mar, 2023

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 15 March 2023

9 Mar, 2023

Investigation into the care and treatment of Mr TU - homicide by a person in receipt of mental health services

15 Feb, 2023

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 15 February 2023

18 Jan, 2023

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 18 January 2023

22 Dec, 2022

Opening times, Christmas and New Year 2022

21 Dec, 2022

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 21 December 2022

15 Dec, 2022

Advice for landlords – tenancies for people with additional support needs

1 Dec, 2022

Rise in numbers of young people admitted to adult wards for mental health treatment

16 Nov, 2022

Commission publishes new local visit reports - 16 November 2022