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This leaflet has been produced to provide information to people about nurses' power to detain a person being treated for mental disorder as a hospital in-patient. It includes information about why you cannot leave hospital, how long you can be kept there and what will happen during this time.

This leaflet has been produced to provide information to patients who have been detained about electro-convulsive therapy(ECT). It explains what this is, if you can refuse ECT and information if you are under 18.

This leaflet has been produced to provide information about guardianship, what it is, why you need a guardian, how long this will last and rights to appeal.

This leaflet has been produced to provide people with knowledge about their rights to complain to the CQC and how they are able to do this.

This leaflet has been produces to provide people who their nearest relative will be under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists for anyone who wants to know more about self-harm, particularly anyone who is harming themselves, or feels that they might. It may also be helpful for friends and families.

Self help poster

This booklet is for people who deliberately harm themselves and are unhappy about it. It is also for family and friends who may have difficulty understanding this behaviour. People who have experience of harming themselves have contributed to the writing of this booklet. It offers self help advice. However, anyone who self-harms should also see their GP (Family Doctor).

This links to information produced by Young Minds about self-harm. It includes information for young people about what self-harm is and what you can do about self-harm.

Information produced by NICE about their quality standard 14. This quality standard covers improving the experience of people using adult NHS mental health services. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.