Tighten management of subjects required to receive mental health treatment and ensure objective and transparent assessment
According to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan, the cause of a number of negative incidents and serious violations of the law at a number of forensic institutes and forensic centers is that a number of leaders and medical staff have not strictly implemented legal regulations, professional instructions, and directives of the Ministry of Health and other ministries and branches.
Some unit leaders and medical staff are not exemplary, do not maintain political integrity, are easily bribed, are enticed to participate in criminal acts or assist bad guys in taking advantage of violations of the law.
To overcome these shortcomings and limitations, ensure continued improvement of the effectiveness of judicial appraisal activities and timely prevent negative behaviors in handling work, Minister Dao Hong Lan requested heads of units to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement legal regulations, professional instructions, and directives of the Ministry of Health and other ministries and branches; maintain political will, and not let bad guys bribe or entice them into participating in criminal acts.
In particular, the Minister requested to urgently and seriously implement the direction to strengthen state management responsibilities for units assigned to perform forensic examination, forensic psychiatry and compulsory medical treatment.
Strengthen supervision, direct professional work and coordinate with competent authorities to tighten management of subjects required for mental health treatment, ensure objective and transparent assessment to meet the assessment needs of prosecution agencies, organizations and individuals.
Strictly implement the provisions of Decree No. 64/2011/ND-CP of the Government regulating the implementation of compulsory medical treatment measures and professional instructions, regulations of the Ministry of Health related to compulsory medical treatment; strictly implement the regulations on management of patients with compulsory medical treatment, do not let patients leave compulsory mental health treatment facilities on their own or escape from treatment facilities, causing danger to society and continuing to commit crimes.
The head is responsible if there is a violation.
Psychiatric hospitals and medical examination and treatment facilities with a scope of professional activities in the field of psychiatry must strictly implement professional regulations and regulations on issuing summaries of medical records and issuing health certificates (with content on mental status); do not allow subjects to take advantage of these documents to request prosecution agencies to allow suspects and convicts to undergo psychiatric assessment, in order to evade or reduce criminal responsibility when committing crimes.
At the same time, strictly implement the requirements of the Ministry of Health on strengthening management in the field of forensic examination, forensic psychiatry and compulsory mental health treatment. The head of the unit must be fully responsible before the law if violations occur at the unit.
Ensure security and safety for medical staff when performing their duties. Promote the application of information technology and digital technology in management and professional work in the fields of forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry and compulsory treatment. Invest in infrastructure, equipment and facilities for forensic examination, forensic psychiatry and compulsory treatment of mental illness in a synchronous and modern manner, in line with the development trends of the profession and meeting professional tasks.
Recently, in the field of forensic examination, forensic psychiatry and compulsory mental health treatment, there have been a number of cases such as bribery, bribery, bribery brokerage, illegal drug use in examination and compulsory medical treatment facilities, falsification of psychiatric medical records, etc., causing outrage in society.
Hien Minh
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