Hospital discharge and human rights: a practitioner’s guide

This booklet is about human rights and discharging people from mental health hospitals. It is aimed at any practitioners supporting people before, during or after hospital discharge. We use the term ‘practitioner’ throughout to include anyone working in these settings. Lots of information in the booklet may also be useful for people using services, their family, carers or advocates (BIHR has also produced a range of resources aimed at people using mental health services, see www.bihr.org.uk/health).