This guide is an attempt to “operationalise” complex issues and you should refer to your area’s policy and your supervisors for specific local requirements. INITIAL ACTION First of all – be clear what the action the police are being required to take. Usually one of three things: 1)  Re-detain someone who is AWOL from Guardianship; […]

For years and years, the police were used to the idea that mental health care, as governed by the Mental Health Act, was “inpatient” business, connected to mental health hospitals: Patients were either in hospital as a sectioned or voluntary patient and the only application of the MHA outside the hospital were those instances where […]

I have found a new social media toy to play with and I think it’s quite exciting as it will supplement what I already do and save me some time, if I’ve understood it correctly – Scoop It!  It turns out that far more people have heard of this than I realised(!) and are already […]