A venn diagram of policing, mental health and criminal justice
Right! – legal eagles may be keen to know the summary of what’s inside the Wessely Review of the Mental Health Act. Standard caveats apply: this is not the whole thing, it’s written mainly for the police / paramedics towards whom this blog tends to be addressed. I’ve tried to touch just on those areas […]
Read More Inside the Wessely ReviewAn AMHP and two doctors, one of whom is s12 approved, attend a patient’s home following concerns about their mental health deteriorating. They conclude the patient will require admission to hospital and that admission under s2 of the Mental Health Act will be required – the application is duly made under the Act so the […]
Read More Liable To Be DetainedIt’s getting really close now, isn’t it?! – just six days until the amendments to the Mental Health Act kick in and my phone is ringing red-hot with questions and queries about various scenarios that are occurring to people. Social media and emails are also going twenty-to-the-dozen. If I may say so, I’d encourage everyone […]
Read More PaCA – The Integrity Test
Mental Health Cop 