Mental health care must balance protection and autonomy
The reformed Mental Health Act will only tackle systemic racism if it encourages doctors and nurses to respect their patients' wishes.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Professor Sir Simon Wessely is regius professor of psychiatry at King's College London and led the independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983.
The reformed Mental Health Act will only tackle systemic racism if it encourages doctors and nurses to respect their patients' wishes.
By Simon Wessely and Alex Ruck Keene