BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Mental Health Order 2014 will be enforced on November 1 this year. The Minister of Health said the order is aimed to group laws related to mental disorders. Yang Berhormat Pehin stated this at the launch of the Mental Health Order 2014 Roadshow, ©BRUDIRECT.COM reported.
Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Md Yusof said the order is timely and is another proud milestone in the Ministry of Health’s efforts to further solidify and strengthen services and care of mental health patients.
The function ran concurrently with the launch of the ‘Tata Amalan’ or Practical Procedures book as well as the book’s distribution to representatives from Departments of interest and departments under the ministry of health.
In conjunction with the launching ceremony of the Mental Health Act 2014 roadshow, Ministry of Health held a roadshow programme by organising a briefing on the new act to give further understanding and knowledge to the professional health figures as well as the public.
Present was Permanent Secretary of Safety and Enforcement at Prime Minister’s Office, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Hamdan Hj Abu Bakar. The briefing was delivered by the Psychiatric Consultant, Head of Psychiatric Services Department of Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Dr Halinda Ho.
The new law surmises the guideline on a treatment starting with the patient’s admittance into the hospital, initial diagnosis as well as recovery and individual integration into the community.