WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF ECT IN SCOTLAND?

In Scotland, ECT is always delivered in an acceptable setting and to the standards required by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

As the map shows, ECT is available across the entire country.

Since the initial survey of clinics in 1994 standards have been raised by the efforts ofthe clinical teams with improvements in facilities, equipment, procedures and training. The audit found that all sites in Scotland now use approved ECT machines and have protocols for treatment. This is considerably better than the last report from England and Wales.

The un-announced visit to watch an ECT session gave an opportunity to assess how well the treatment teams were following the protocols in place. At all centres, ECT was given safely and the protocols were followed.