This morning’s blog post entitled “Should We Have To Do This?” coincided with a real life example.  Ella SHAW, author of the utterly excellent and widely read ambulance blog Trying My Patients, was busy living that exact reality as I was writing and drinking coffee.  Her post “No Seriously, Leave It With Us!” showed how […]

The police are far from perfect in their handling of mental health issues: and even if we could skill up and widely train officers to the right standard, it would still be fair to question how we define the role we want the police to play.  The distinction between ‘health jobs’ and ‘crime jobs’ is […]

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 To determine whether or not someone lacks capacity the “ID A CURE” Test can be applied – Impairment – is there an impairment (temporary or permanent) which prevents the […]