AWOL to A&E

I did some CPD for mental health leads in acute trusts recently and in one of the questions which came up, I was asked something I’ve never been asked before – I didn’t realise it was a “thing” as the yoof might say. One acute trust MH lead asked me about police officers bringing Mental […]

West Midlands Police Data

On the 1st October this year, the Home Office released its latest figures about the police use of section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 and I’m trying hard to not exaggerate when I say it was really quite breath-taking to read. It was incredible, unbelievable and confusing all at once, and for one reason in […]

Executing 135 Warrants

When does the police role end when executing a s135(1) Mental Health Act warrant? – a question posed to me on email recently from an AMHP. In the area where the query originates, the police “offer” one of two supports to s135(1) warrants – Either, they will enter and search for the person and if […]