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Effective from |
Amendment(s) |
29 |
17 June 2024 |
Policy review and amendments to MP 0012/16 Mental Health Consumers Who Are Missing or Absent Without Leave Policy. Amendments include the following: Title updated from 'Missing Person Policy' to Mental Health Consumers Who are Missing or Absent Without Leave Policy; High-level requirements from 'Missing Person Policy' were transferred to the Purpose, Applicability, Policy Requirements and Compliance Monitoring sections of the 'Mental Health Consumers Who Are Missing or Absent Without Leave Policy; Operational requirements form the Missing Person Policy have been inserted in a new supporting information document: 'Best Practice Guideline: Mental Health Consumers Who are Missing or Absent Without Leave'; New Policy Requirements subsections have been included: Responding to Absence Without Leave and Missing Persons, Involving the WA Policy Force, Non-attendance Where Consumers are Neither AWOL nor Missing Persons, Training and Professional Development and Auditing and Analysis; New related document: 'Procedures for Involving Police When Mental Health Consumers Are Missing or Absent Without Leave'; Definitions for absence without leave, Apprehension and Return Order, diligent efforts, health professional, mental health consumer, public mental health service and WA health system have been added.
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28 |
15 January 2024 |
New mandatory policy: Safety Planning for Mental Health Consumers Policy. This policy outlines the standards to ensure a consistent approach to protect the safety of mental health consumers. This policy supersedes the following Mental Heatlh mandatory polices: MP 0074/17 Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy, MP 0101/18 Clinical Care of People with Menal Health Problems Who May Be At Risk of Becoming Violent or Aggressive Policy and MP 0070/17 Mental Health Emergency and Follow Up Information on Discharge from Hospital Emergency Departments Policy. |
27 |
21 August 2023 |
Amendment to policy framework custodian from Assistant Director General, Clinical Excellence Division to Assistant Director General, Strategy and Governance Division. The DoH Mental Health Unit has transferred from Patient Safety Clinical Quality Directorate, Clinical Excellence Division to Governance and System Support Directorate, Strategy Governance Division. |
26 |
11 July 2023 |
Minor amendment to MP 0062/17 Alcohol and Other Drug Withdrawal Managment Policy. Inclusion of updated supporting information: Alcohol and other Drugs Withdrawal Managment Practice and Pathways. |
25 |
1 November 2021
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Rescinded MP 0069/17 Mental Health Consumer Medication Information Policy.
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24 |
9 August 2021
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Minor Amendment to MP 0155/21 - Statewide Standardised Clinical Documentation for Mental Health Services - addition of new supporting information to - 'Triage to Discharge Mental Health Framework for SSCD'.
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23 |
30 June 2021
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New MP 0165/21 Use of Physical and/or Mechanical Restraint during Road-based Transportation of Mental Health Patients Policy to supersede MP 0060/17 Use of Physical and or Mechanical Restraint during Road based Transport of Mental Health Patients.
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22 |
28 June 2021
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Major Amendment to MP 0062/17 v.2.0 Alcohol and Other Drug Withdrawal Management Policy: Policy transitioned to current Policy template; reviewed and updated as part of the 'Walk with Me Project', addition of new supporting information and minor edits to under the 'Purpose' and 'Policy' requirements sections. As a full review was undertaken, a new cycle will now commence.
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21 |
17 June 2021
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Major Amendment to MP 0099/18 Community Mental Health Status Assessments: Role of Mental Health Clinician Policy. Refer to the Document control section of the Policy for complete amendment details. As a full Policy review was undertaken, a new review cycle will now begin.
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20 |
8 June 2021
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Rescinded OD 0637/15.
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19 |
17 March 2021
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New MP 0155/21 Statewide Standardised Clinical Documentation for Mental Health Services to supersede OD 0526/14.
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18 |
30 November 2020
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Amendment to Policy Framework: Purpose, principles, legislative context and mandatory requirements updated to clarify the purpose and application of the Policy Framework. Hyperlinks to external resources updated.
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17 |
7 October 2020
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Rescinded Clinical Risk Assessment and Management (CRAM) in Western Australian Mental Health Services Policy and Standards.
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16 |
29 July 2020
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Major Amendment to MP 0063/17 Requesting Road-Based Transport for Mental Health Patients Subject to Transport Orders Policy.
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15 |
4 September 2019
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Australian Commission on Safety Quality in Health Care 2012 Ntl Safety Quality Health Service Standards removed as it is no longer current.
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14 |
25 July 2019
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Major Amendment MP 0101/18 v.2.0 Clinical Care of People With Mental Health Problems Who May Be At Risk of Becoming Violent or Aggressive Policy - see the Document control section of the Policy which articulates the nature of these amendments.
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13 |
24 December 2018
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New MP 0101/18 Clinical Care of People With Mental Health Problems Who May Be At Risk of Becoming Violent or Aggressive Policy effective from 1 January 2019.
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12 |
22 November 2018
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New MP 0099/18 Community Mental Health Status Assessments: Role of Mental Health Clinicians Policy, supersedes OD 0644/16.
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11 |
17 October 2018
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Rescinded OD 0635/13 from Mandatory Requirements.
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10 |
17 January 2018
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Rescinded OD 0596/15 from Mandatory Requirements, superseded by MP 0078/18 Medication Chart Policy (Mandatory Requirement under Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality Policy Framework).
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9 |
10 January 2018
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Rescinded Addendum to Mental Health Complaints Partnership Agreement between Health and Services Disability Complaints Office, Department of Health, Council of Official Visitors, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist and Mental Health Commission (August 2015) from Supporting Information.
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8 |
21 December 2018
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Updated Policy Framework Custodian. Changes were not made to Policy Framework landing page until 10 January 2018.
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7 |
19 December 2017
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Rescinded OD 0643/16.
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6 |
13 December 2017
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New MP 0074/17 Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy.
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5 |
4 October 2017
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New MP 0069/17 Mental Health Consumer Medication Information Policy, superseded OD 0591/15. New MP 0070/17 Mental Health Emergency and Follow Up Information on Discharge from Hospital Emergency Department Policy, superseded IC 0223/15.
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4 |
10 August 2017
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New MP 0062/17 Alcohol and Other Drug Withdrawal Management Policy.
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3 |
9 August 2017
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New MP 0063/17 Requesting Road-Based Transport for Mental Health Patients Subject to Transport Orders Policy superseded OD 0659/16 and OD 0664/16
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2 |
1 July 2017
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New MP 0060/17 Use of Physical and/or Mechanical Restraint during Road-based Transportation of Mental Health Patients Policy.
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1 |
1 July 2016 |
Original version |