Code of Practice Review

I missed something last year, probably because I’d changed roles and I’m not focussing on this stuff as before. In 2019, the Care Quality Commission reported some findings after a review of the implementation of the Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983. Those who have followed this blog since the start will […]

Everything’s Connected to Everything Else

Since the turn of the New Year, I seem to have been in a lot of meetings where I’m discussing policing, mental health and criminal justice with the police, OR I’m doing so as the only police officer in a room with health colleagues. What I notice is this: everyone is wanting more from other, with […]

David

During the inquest last December after the death of David Stacey in Leicester in 2017, his family requested he be known throughout the legal proceedings by his first name. The story behind David’s death is tragic and will be familiar to all AMHPs, police officers and mental health professionals across the country. The inquest returned […]