Government Response

In 2018, Professor Sir Simon Wessely concluded his review of the Mental Health Act 1983 and recommended certain actions. In early 2021, the Government published a White Paper with their suggested following that review and today, they have published their response to that consultation. This is an early post after a relatively light read. It highlights […]

Musings on the MCA

The Mental Capacity Act continues to consume a number of the queries I receive. The point of this post is not to repeat the content of those I’ve already written, but to highlight the main problems which end up my focus as the questions keep coming. You can read previous posts I’ve written in the […]

Halfway from Elsewhere

This post arises from a specific event, but it’s far from unique. I want to use it as an example of something so straight-forward and obvious, yet complex and intractable and which raises a number of questions I suspect are often overlooked or set aside. It relates to the conveyance of patients who have absconded […]