Legal and Ethical Issues that Impacted on the Delivery of Mental Health Care

This essay explore the ethical, legal, and professional issues that impact upon the delivery of mental health care delivered to a client, it will also refer to recommendation for change in practice regarding the delivery of such care. The rational for choosing this client was because of issues relating to the fragmentation of his coping mechanism; perception; and support, which led to his crisis situation, which resulted in him threatening to commit suicide.
In this essay the clients name shall be altered, and be referred to as 'Josh' in accordance with the confidentiality clause of the code of professional conduct "to protect all confidential information concerning clients obtained in the course of professional practice" Nursing and Midwifery Council ( 2002).
Josh is a 54 year - old male of English ancestry. He lived in his own home (mortgage paid in full) with his wife (married for 12 years) and their daughter aged 12 years old. …