A few weeks ago and partly following a tragedy involving the police but unrelated to mental health, a brief discussion broke out on X (Twitter) about ‘welfare checks’ and the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) initiative.  During the online discussion, a doctor said this — “The undertaking of welfare checks by the police, outside the […]

Now we’re having to discuss the boundaries the police service is placing upon it’s operations for mental health related call-outs, we’re seeing some discussion (at least on social media) about powers for other agencies. I’ve seen it written down, for example, the ambulance service has a power of entry to private premises and I wonder, […]

A very interesting new (and mercifully short!) judgment has been issued by the High Court after a debacle in police custody of the kind I’ve been writing about for well over a decade.  If you’re professionally involved in these matters, I do recommend reading all nine pages of the ruling, but I’ll summarise it here […]