Care Quality Commission

National Customer Services: 03000 616161
cqc.org.uk
Inspects health care services and protects the rights of people receiving treatment under the Mental Health Act.

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

029 2092 8850
hiw.org.uk
The independent inspectorate and regulator of all healthcare in Wales.

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

0131 313 8777 or 0800 389 6809
mwcscot.org.uk 
Provides information on the law relating to mental health treatment in Scotland.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

nice.org.uk
Provides guidelines for treatment within the NHS, including guidance on vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

OCD-UK

0845 120 3778
ocduk.org
Organisation supporting people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Provides information about neurosurgery for mental disorder as a treatment for OCD.