(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below shall each compile and maintain a list of medical practitioners who—
(a)have such qualifications and experience, and have undertaken such training, as may be specified in directions given by the Scottish Ministers; and
(b)are approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Board concerned as having special experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
(2)Those persons are—
(a)a Health Board; and
(b)the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.
(3)A list compiled by a Health Board under subsection (1) above shall be compiled for its area.
(4)A medical practitioner included for the time being in any list maintained under subsection (1) above is referred to in this Act as an “approved medical practitioner”.
(1)A Health Board shall provide for any child or young person who—
(a)is detained in hospital under Part 5 or 6 of this Act; or
(b)has been admitted to hospital, whether voluntarily or not, for the purposes of receiving treatment for a mental disorder,
such services and accommodation as are sufficient for the particular needs of that child or young person.
(2)In this section, “child or young person” means a person under the age of 18 years.
(1)A Health Board shall provide for any woman who—
(a)is the mother or adoptive mother of a child less than one year old;
(b)cares for the child;
(c)is not likely to endanger the health or welfare of the child; and
(d)has been admitted to hospital, whether voluntarily or not, for the purposes of receiving treatment for post-natal depression,
such services and accommodation as are necessary to ensure that the woman is able, if she wishes, to care for the child in hospital.
(2)Each Health Board shall collaborate with other Health Boards to whatever extent is necessary to fulfil its duty under subsection (1) above.