The CQC have given a name to the review of crisis care that has been pending for a few weeks now.  There is therefore no other way to start this post than with a choon! — The review that was published at midnight arises from the Crisis Care Concordat which was published in February 2014 […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about training recently. Apart from the fact that College of Policing are engaged in a large amount of work to prepare national training packages for the police right across the whole breadth of ranks and roles, I’ve also been involved in delivering a fair amount to a range of groups […]

You will remember, last December, that a review was published into the Operation of ss135/6 of the Mental Health Act 1983 after an extensive period of seeking the views of those who have been affected by the Act or involved in its implementation. The full report; The executive summary; The easy read version. I admit […]