Current Issues in Medical Law & Ethics Postgraduate Webinar Series: Event 2 - The Mental Health Act
Location:
Virtual Event
Date/time
Wed 17 February 2021
13:00-15:00
Postgraduate Seminar Series 2: Reforming the Mental Health Act
About this Event
*** Important: this event is open to postgraduate students, staff and researchers at the Universities of Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh ***
Join postgraduate students, researchers and academics from the University of Bristol’s Centre for Health, Law and Society, the University of Manchester’s Centre for Social Ethics & Policy and the University of Edinburgh’s Mason Institute for the second of a FREE three-part seminar series examining contemporary issues in medical law and ethics. The second of these seminars will be led by Bristol; Professor Judy Laing will give a presentation on the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act. The response will be given by Neil Allen, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and Ruby Reed-Berendt, a PhD Candidate at the University of Edinburgh.
This presentation will be followed by a short response each from Edinburgh and Manchester, and then a discussion in which everyone is encouraged to participate – we look forward to seeing you there!
Schedule:
1.00 – 1.30: Presentation and Responses
1.30 – 2.00: Q&A
2.00 – 3.00: Further discussion, for those who wish to/are able to stay for longer. This will particularly benefit students or researchers who may be undertaking further study on the topic.
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