In June 2013, Black Mental Health UK hosted a national conference in Wolverhampton hearing from an impressively significant cast of speakers.  This kind of event was long overdue. Alongside the BMH Director Matilda MacATTRAM and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Bob JONES, delegates also heard from Minister of State for mental health, Norman […]

Last month it was announced that a newly invigorated Care Quality Commission will undertake a review of emergency mental health care.  This follows on from several things and is much broader than the issues arising from the Adebowale Report – recently, this independent Commission into policing and mental health in London which has national implications.  […]

I’ve been waiting quite a while for a relevant case by which to demonstrate this rarely used, little known section of the Mental Health Act 1983 – even some forensic mental health professionals admit that they know of these cases only very infrequently despite that fact that all such patients would required admission within the […]