The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) issued a position statement on Right Care, Right Person in March 2024. It is re-produced in full, below only in case it subsequently is removed or amended in the future. Quite incidentally, I’ve realised since starting this website, I’ve often linked to things because they represent a position […]

I went looking to find my post on section 115 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), having been asked a question about it – idea was to save myself some time by just emailing the post and seeing if that took care of the question. Turns out I hadn’t written one! – so here […]

UPDATE – When you read the post below, bear in mind that we found out in June ’25 the outcome of the investigation and prosecution after the appalling events of April 24.   During trial at the Old Bailey, Marcus Monzo put forward a partial defence of diminished responsibility to the charge of murder.  The jury […]