Summary of Documentation Referred to in Mental Health Schedules as at 18th December, 2017.

Name of Document / Web Link
Documentation referred to under the Generic heading is available on a separate document list
Child Care Acts 1991 – 2013 / Child Care Act, 1991 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1991/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
Child Care (Amendment) Act, 2007 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2007/en.act.2007.0026.pdf
Child Care (Amendment) Act, 2011 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2011/en.act.2011.0019.PDF
Child Care (Amendment) Act, 2013 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2013/en/act/pub/0005/index.html
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services – Standard Operating Procedure (June 2015) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/Mental_Health_Services/CAMHS/CAMHSsop.pdf
Interim Guide for the Development of Child Protection Policy, Procedure & Practice (Tusla March 2015) / http://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Tusla_Interim_Guide_for_the_Development_of_Child_Protection_and_Welfare_Policy_16-04-15nt_%282%29.pdf
Children First – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017 / https://www.dcya.gov.ie/documents/publications/20171002ChildrenFirst2017.pdf
Children’s Act 2001 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0024/index.html
Code of Practice – Processing Personal Data under Health Repayment Scheme Act 2006 / Contact National Compliance Unit – Non Statutory Services at
Code of Practice for Mental Health Services on Notification of Deaths and Incident Reporting (MHC 2008) *Note See Addendum below / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/COP_DeathsandIncidents.pdf
Addendum to the Code of Practice for Mental Health Services on Notification of Deaths and Incident Reporting (MHC 2014) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/AddendumCOP_DeathsIncidentsMar2015update.pdf
Code of Practice for the Use of Physical Restraint in Approved Centres(MHC 2009) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Revised_COP_PR.pdf
Code of Practice Governing the Use of Electro-Convulsive Therapy for Voluntary Patients (MHC 2016) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/COP_ECT_VolPat150216.pdf
Code of Practice Relating to Admission of Children under the Mental Health Act 2001 (MHC 2006) *Note See Addendum below / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/IRs/COP_Admission_2006.pdf
Addendum to the Code of Practice Relating to Admission of Children under the Mental Health Act 2001 (MHC 2009) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Addendum_to_child_COP_Dec_2011.pdf
Code of Practice on Admission, Transfer and Discharge to and from an Approved Centre (MHC 2009) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/COP_ATD.pdf
Code of Practice – Guidance for Persons Working in Mental Health Services with People with Intellectual Disabilities (MHC 2009) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/COP_Guid_ID.pdf
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2005/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
Connecting for Life – National Strategy to Reduce Suicide 2015-2020 / http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Connecting-for-Life_LR.pdf
Criminal Law (Insanity) Act, 2010 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2010/en/act/pub/0040/print.html
Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, 2012 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/act/24/enacted/en/html
Domestic Violence Act 1996 - 2002 / Domestic Violence Act, 1996 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1996/en/act/pub/0001/index.html
Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2002 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2002/en/act/pub/0030/index.html
Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
Incident Management including Serious Incidents and Safeguarding Concerns / Incident Management
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer is required to ensure that all incidents relating to patient care and safety; staff safety; accidents, loss or damage to property; incidents involving vehicles are appropriately recorded on the State Claims Agency NIMS system, where the Agency has access, or to the CHO Patient and Safety Officer listed under Schedule 1 where they do not.
Serious Incidents
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer is also required to immediately notify any Serious Incidents inclusive of ‘Serious Reportable Events’ to the relevant HSE Key Contact and to the CHO Quality and Safety Officer listed under Schedule 1.
A list of Serious Reportable Events is available on the NIMLT page of the Quality Assurance and Verification Division (QAVD) website: https://hse.ie/eng/about/QAVD/Incident-Management/SRE-Summary-list-as-of-26th-January-2015.pdf
Safeguarding Concerns
Issues, concerns or allegations of abuse that are Serious Incidents should be notified as above.
Issues, concerns or allegations of abuse that are incidents should be recorded on NIMS.
The Agency Senior Accountable Officer, in the context of the management of an incident, is the person who has ultimate accountability and responsibility for the services within the area where the incident occurred.
Individual Care Planning Mental Health Services – Guidance Document (MHC April 2012) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/file/guidanceon_icpmhs.pdf
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Service Users – Guidance for Staff Working in Mental Health Services (GLEN 2013) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/LGBT_SU_Guide_for_staff.pdf
Mental Health Acts 2001 – 2008 / Mental Health Act, 2001 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2001/en.act.2001.0025.pdf
Mental Health Act, 2008 - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2008/en.act.2008.0019.pdf
National Policy and Procedure for Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse December 2014 / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/corporate/personsatriskofabuse.pdf
National Standards for Children’s Residential Centres 2001 / http://health.gov.ie/blog/publications/national-standards-for-childrens-residential-centres/
National Standards for Special Care Units (HIQA) November 2014 / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standards/national-standards-special-care-units
National Standards for the Protection and Welfare of Children (HIQA) July 2012 / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standard/national-standards-protection-and-welfare-children
National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare (HIQA) June 2012 / https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/standard/national-standards-safer-better-healthcare
National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence 2010-2014 / http://www.cosc.ie/en/COSC/Final%20Electronic%20NS%20full%20doc%203%20March.pdf/Files/Final%20Electronic%20NS%20full%20doc%203%20March.pdf
Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2002/en/act/pub/0022/index.html
Our Duty to Care – The Principles of Good Practice for the Protection of Children and Young People 2002 / http://health.gov.ie/blog/publications/our-duty-to-care-the-principles-of-good-practice-for-the-protection-of-children-and-young-people/
Policy on Protecting HSE Staff from Second Hand Smoke in Domestic Settings (Nov 2014) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/TobaccoControl/shspolicy/shspolicydoc.pdf
Policy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence (HSE 2010) / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/Children/HSE%20Policy%20on%20Domestic,%20Sexual%20and%20Gender%20Based%20Violence.pdf
Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0037/index.html
Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/en/act/pub/0049/index.html
Quality Framework – Mental Health services in Ireland (MHC) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/qframemhc.pdf
Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery: A Health-Led Response to Drug and Alcohol use in Ireland 2017 – 2025 / http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Reducing-Harm-Supporting-Recovery-2017-2025.pdf
Rules Governing the Use of Electro-Convulsive Therapy (MHC 2016) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/RulesECT150216.pdf
Rules Governing the Use of Seclusion and Mechanical Means of Bodily Restraint (MHC 2009) *Note See Addendum below / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Revised_Rules_SecMR.pdf
Addendum to the Rules Governing the Use of Seclusion and Mechanical Means of Bodily Restraint (MHC 2011) / http://www.mhcirl.ie/File/Addendum_to_Rules.pdf
S.I. No 551 of 2006 Mental Health Act (Approved Centres) Regulations 2006 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0551.html
S.I. No 550 of 2006 Mental Health Act (Authorised Officers) Regulations 2006 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0550.html
S.I. No 58 (2017) Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 / http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/58/made/en/print
Vision for Change 2006 / http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/Mentalhealth/VisionforChange.html