I have referred during a few posts to the practice in some Places of Safety of staff ‘screening’ patients before agreeing to their entry with the use of a breathalyser.  Time for a specific post about it, following it coming up on Twitter in the context of discussing Section 136 and Alcohol. The police have […]

One feature of policing commented upon by Professor PAJ WADDINGTON in his excellent book, Policing Citizens, was that the police are not automatically on the side of the party who brought them into any particular dispute. They are independently attested, accountable to the law.  I’ve been asked by two mental health professionals to write up […]

This post is influenced by a comment on an internet forum for AMHPs that I’ve been allowed into – it’s an excellent way for professionals to use social media to support each other and share opinions on difficult or unusual circumstances: An AMHP asked the question about how it could be possible to get the […]