• Capacity-based legislation in Norway has so far scarcely influenced the daily life and responsibilities of patients' carers: a qualitative study 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Weber, Astrid Karine; Osnes Fause, Anett Beatrix; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-20)
      Background - When capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway in 2017, there was concern about the consequences of change in the law for patients’carer whose community treatment order was revoked as a result of being assessed as having capacity to consent. The concern was that the lack of a community treatment order would increase carers’ responsibilities in an already challenging ...
    • Health professionals' experience of treatment of patients whose community treatment order was revoked under new capacity-based mental health legislation in Norway: qualitative study 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Fause, Anett Beatrix Osnes; Riley, Henriette; Weber, Astrid Karine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-11)
      <p><b> Background</b> Norway introduced capacity-based legislation in mental healthcare on 1 September 2017 with the aim of increasing patient autonomy and legal protection and reducing the use of coercion. The new legislation was expected to be particularly important for patients under community treatment orders (CTOs). <p><b> Aims</b> To explore health professionals’ experiences of how ...
    • Increased autonomy with capacity-based mental health legislation in Norway: a qualitative study of patient experiences of having come off a community treatment order 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Weber, Astrid; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-07)
      Background: Capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway on 1 September 2017. The aim was to increase the autonomy of patients with severe mental illness and to bring mental health care in line with human rights. The aim of this study is to explore patient experiences of how far the new legislation has enabled them to be involved in decisions on their treatment after they ...
    • Nasjonal koordinering kan styrke sikkerheten 

      Riley, Henriette; Bratland, Ståle; Hansen, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-02-17)
      Det er nødvendig med en nasjonal samordning for å øke kompetansen og styrke bevisstheten rundt vold og trusler i ambulansetjenesten. Slik koordinering kan sikre enhetlig og kunnskapsbasert utvikling av ambulansetjenesten – til det beste for pasienter og ansatte.
    • Tvangshjemler kan føre til mer tvang 

      Riley, Henriette; Storvik, Marius; Hansen, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-03-03)
      En praksis med bruk av tepper, bandasjer, borrelåsstropper eller lignende for å sikre pasienter som motsetter seg under transport, kan være svært inngripende – og gir grunn til bekymring.