If there is something I could ban in the police / mental health debate, it would be the use of the word ‘diversion’: literally, banned!  Perhaps we could legislate?!  And ‘liaison’ isn’t much better and should also be avoided.  Let me explain: If I get in my car in Birmingham to drive to Cardiff I […]

This post is a response to a fascinating perspective from The Masked AMHP about criminal responsibility – incidentally this blog in general, is a great insight into the role of an Approved Mental Health Professional and has taught me a lot.  AMHPs are charged many crucial decisions about the implementation of the Mental Health Act – this […]

This post is dedicated to the memory of PC Nina Mackay, Metropolitan Police, who died in service from stab wounds in 1997. Magdi ELGZOULI is shortly to be released from secure mental health care.  In 1997 he killed Nina Mackay as she entered his flat with other officers to arrest him for breaching bail following […]