# Aftercare guidance. PHSO and LGSCO, 'Section 117 aftercare: Guidance for practitioners' (September 2022)

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— Guidance "to tackle common and repeated mistakes seen in the aftercare of patients receiving support under the Mental Health Act". A tracked changes document is available on MHLO showing the changes between the April 2022 version and the September 2022 version.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/PHSO\_and\_LGSCO,\_%27Section\_117\_aftercare:\_Guidance\_for\_practitioners%27\_(September\_2022)?id=300125-1025](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/PHSO_and_LGSCO,_%27Section_117_aftercare:_Guidance_for_practitioners%27_(September_2022)?id=300125-1025)