The Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Order 2012

Meaning of secondary mental health services for the purposes of Parts 2 and 3 of the Measure

3.  Services and treatment which are made available as local primary mental health support services(1) in a particular local authority area under a scheme(2) are not to be regarded as secondary mental health services(3) for the purposes of Part 2 (coordination of and care planning for secondary mental health service users) and Part 3 (assessments of former users of secondary mental health services) of the Measure in that local authority area.

(1)

See section 5 (meaning of “local primary mental health support services”) of the Measure for the meaning of local primary mental health support services.

(2)

See section 2 (joint schemes for the provision of local primary mental health support services) and section 4 (failures to agree schemes) of the Measure regarding schemes for the provision of local primary mental health support services in local authority areas.

(3)

See section 49 (meaning of secondary mental health services) of the Measure for the meaning of secondary mental health services.