True Story 3

This week a man went to an A&E department to seek help in crisis. He is a known mental health service user and had become unwell after 3 weeks of not taking medication – he had run out. Arriving at A&E at 10am, he was triaged and they rang for the crisis team to come […]

Is A&E a Place of Safety?

ANYWHERE can be a Place of Safety under the Mental Health Act as long as the occupier is temporarily willing to receive the patient. This is stated in s135(6) of the Mental Health Act. Of course, the Act also declares that hospitals and police stations are places of safety (PoS); and the Code of Practice requires […]

Awards

Pleased to announce that after just one full month of operating(!) and nearly 7,000 hits, the blog has started to be recognised. Today, it won a runner’s up award from This Week in Mentalists for Best New Blog. Chuffed! Meanwhile, most of you might know I publicise the blog through Twitter – see links on […]