Special Circumstance Reviews

These reviews may be termed 'Selected Reviews' or 'Targeted Reviews' because they occur when the Chief Psychiatrist, the Director General or the Minister for Health has sufficient concern about a particular aspect of psychiatric care and treatment that warrants an in depth understanding of the issue.

The Chief Psychiatrist has powers of inspection under the Mental Health Act 1996 s13 and the Minister for Health has the power under section 207 to appoint a person to make inquiries about any matter connected with the provision of any care, treatment or any other service for any person who has a mental illness.