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(11) What statistics will be collected to ensure the effectiveness of the Act;
(a) have the relevant organisations that will supply the statistics agreed to do so; and (b) do they have systems in place to accurately collect such statistics.
(12) Will there be a publicly accessible record, such as an annual report, specifying the following for each 12 month period:
(a) reasons for compulsory treatment orders made out; (b) reasons for involuntary detention, with or without treatment; (c) nature of treatments administered; (d) number of ECT treatments administered; (e) number of instances of psycho surgery administered; (f) nature of psychiatric drugs administered and their frequency; (g) reports of results obtained with any of the above treatments, verified by an independent third party; and (h) costs of treatments, frequency and reasons for their administration.
(13) What provisions are being made to ensure independent monitoring of the mental health sector, including:
(a) effectiveness of current treatments; (b) specific results of those treatments ; and (c) costs of treatments.
(14) How many patients (inpatients and outpatients):
(a) have received ECT treatment at both public and private hospitals in the ACT each year for the past five years and; (b) what was the frequency of treatment for each patient at each hospital.
(15) On average, how many sessions of ECT does a patient receive in one course of treatment on both an inpatient and outpatient basis; referring to the statistics at the public and private hospitals.
(16) What are the annual statistics for the number of patients treated with ECT involuntarily, but ordered by the courts to be given such treatment, for the last five years at each of the public and private hospitals in the ACT.
(17) In relation to Section 54 of the Mental Health (Treatment and Care) Act 1994 that states: "... the person has been given an adequate description (without exaggeration or concealment of the benefits, discomfort and risks involved in the [ECT] procedure)", what is the specific source for this information that will be given to the patient and can a copy be provided.
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