To see any of the other paramedic series blogs, refer to the index: There was a recent suggestion by a Police and Crime Commissioner of physically situating police and fire services in the same buildings to facilitate greater inter-operability and overlap in the use of equipment / resources. My first reaction to this was, “why […]

To see any of the other paramedic series blogs, refer to the index: MENTAL HEALTH ACT ASSESSMENTS There is a difficult catch-22 situation for Approved Mental Health Professionals when they are trying to arrange to assess a patient in their own home, for potential admission under the Act.  The police will often say “Let us know […]

To see any of the other paramedic series blogs, refer to the index: A POLICE-LEAD INCIDENT In many important respects, the police are still wrestling with the nature and extent of their role around managing issues involving mental ill-health.  Whilst a few officers stick to the view that it is “not police work”, more officers […]