The Mental Health (Care Co-ordination and Care and Treatment Planning) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Information for persons ceasing to be relevant patients

10.—(1) The following information must be provided in writing to an individual on his or her discharge from secondary mental health services—

(a) the reason for that individual’s discharge from secondary mental health services; and

(b) the action which may be taken, and by whom, if that individual considers that further support and advice in relation to his or her mental health is required following discharge.

(2) In addition to the information in paragraph (1), an adult must be provided with information in writing regarding his or her entitlement to assessment under Part 3 (assessments of former users of secondary mental health services) of the Measure.

(3) In addition to the information in paragraph (1), where an individual is discharged from secondary mental health services as a child but becomes an adult during the relevant discharge period the following information must be provided in writing—

(a) information on his or her entitlement on reaching the age of eighteen years to assessment under Part 3 of the Measure;

(b) an explanation of how his or her eighteenth birthday is relevant for the purposes entitlement to such an assessment; and

(c) the length of the relevant discharge period which is unexpired at the individual’s eighteenth birthday.

(4) Information other than that which must be provided in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) may be given to the individual on his or her discharge from secondary mental health services.

(5) Where a Local Health Board discharges an individual from secondary mental health services, the Board must provide that individual with information in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) if, at the date of discharge, no local authority is providing that individual with a secondary mental health service.

(6) Where a local authority discharges an individual from secondary mental health services, the authority must provide that individual with information in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) if, at the date of discharge, no Local Health Board is providing that individual with a secondary mental health service.