Records and Risk Assessment

For a number of years now, emphasis has been separately placed on a couple of issues I would like to slam together and think about: police consultation with mental health services & mental health services’ risk assessments. You will remember, in 2017, the law was changed on the operation of section 136 Mental Health Act […]

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 […]

The Right to Life

As far as I can tell, the tragic death of 60yr old Mr Michael Thompson in March 2016 was not widely covered by the media. An inquest in Southwark in 2017 returned a verdict that Mr Thompson had died an accidental death after he set fire to his own property whilst in mental health crisis […]