To see any of the other paramedic series blogs, refer to the index: When I get asked about the Mental Capacity Act and what it may allow the police and / or the ambulance service to do, I generally say this in order to summarise it all:  “Stay clear of the Mental Capacity Act as […]

I can’t begin to imagine the gradual build up of distress and despair that must overwhelm a person who has to watch their nearest and dearest be gradually consumed by Alzheimer’s disease.  To reach a point where one must wonder whether or not your parent or partner even still recognises you and the love you […]

The issue of mental ill-health in criminal proceedings can lead to three different kinds of outcomes which would not otherwise be reached for a defendant who did not have a mental disorder.  I have previously written about two of them: insanity and  very specifically to charges of murder, a finding of diminished responsibility leading to […]