Professional organisations

Committee of Nurses at ECT in Scotland (CONECTS)

Email: linda.cullen2@nhs.net

ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS)

4th Floor, Standon House

21 Mansell Street

London E1 8AA

Email: ectas@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk

Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/quality/qualityandaccreditation/ectclinics/ectas.aspx

National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT)

Website: www.nalnect.org.uk

Royal College of Psychiatrists

17 Belgrave Square

London SW1X 8PG

Tel: 020 7235 2351

Fax: 020 7245 1231

Email: reception@rcpsych.ac.uk

Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN)

Email: contacts@sean.org.uk

Website: www.sean.org.uk

Manufacturers of ECT machines

Ectron Ltd (Ectron ECT machines do not have an EEG recording facility)

Anvil Street

Temple Quay

Bristol BS2 0QQ

Tel: 0117 941 3979

Fax: 01462 481463

Email: enquiries@ectron.co.uk

Website: www.ectron.co.uk

Mecta (UK distributor)

Micromed Electronics Ltd.

11 Drakes Way

Mayford

Woking

Surrey GU22 ONX

Tel: 01483 728822

Fax: 01483 755663

Email: mmeduk@aol.com

Thymatron (UK distributor)

Dantec Dynamics

Garonor Way

Royal Portbury

Bristol BS20 7XER

Tel: 01275 375333

Fax: 01275 375336

Website: www.dantecdynamics.co.uk

Statutory bodies

England and Wales

Care Quality Commission (Customer Service Centre)

Citygate

Gallowgate

Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4PA

Tel: 03000 616161

Fax: 03000 616171

Website: www.cqc.org.uk

Office of the Public Guardian

PO Box 16185

Birmingham B2 2WH

Tel: 0300 456 0300 (Mon–Fri 09.00– 17.00 h, except Wed 10.00–19.00 h)

Fax: 0870 739 5780

Email: customerservices@publicguardian.

gsi.gov.uk

Website www.justice.gov.uk/global/contacts/opg.htm

Scotland

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Thistle House

91 Haymarket Terrace

Edinburgh EH12 5HE

Advice line: 0131 313 8777

Freephone for service users and carers: 0800 389 6809

(Telephone service available Mon–Thu 09.00–17.00 h and Fri 09.30–16.30 h)

Fax: 0131 313 8778

Email: enquiries@mwcscot.org.uk

Website: www.mwcscot.org.uk

Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland)

Hadrian House

Callendar Business Park

Callendar Road

Falkirk FK1 1XR

Tel: 01324 678300

Fax: 01324 678301

DX 550360 FALKIRK 3

LP-17 FALKIRK

Email: opg@scotcourts.gov.uk

Website: www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk

Northern Ireland

The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

9th floor Riverside Tower

5 Lanyon Place

Belfast BT1 3BT

Tel: 028 9051 7500

Fax: 028 9051 7501

Email: info@rqia.org.uk

Website: www.rqia.org.uk

The Regulation and Quality Improvement

Authority

Hilltop

Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital

Omagh

Co. Tyrone

BT79 0NS

Tel: 028 8224 5828

Fax: 028 8225 2544

Ireland

Mental Health Commission

St Martin's House

Waterloo Road

Dublin 4

Tel: +353 (1) 636 2400

Fax: +353 (1) 636 2440

Email: info@mhcirl.org

Website: www.mhcirl.ie