The Office of the Chief Coroner’s website having been recently updated, here is a selection of PFD notices which have a relevance to the overall themes of this blog from 2021 and 2022 — Hedley Robinson (2021)— a PFD on section 136 procedure following on from assessment of a man who subsequently stabbed a victim. […]

Do you fancy some light reading for the weekend? – I have a little 944 page report for you, that should keep you out of trouble and give you a load of excuses for procrastination or avoidance of domestic chores! Scotland has produced the first significant review of Mental Health and Capacity law for around […]

Link to last night’s BBC Panorama which features undercover journalism from a medium secure mental health unit in Greater Manchester.  You can also read more on the BBC website and since its broadcast, a local MP has called for an independent inquiry. Although different in important regards, it will have inevitable reminders for some of […]