A few weeks ago, a jury at the Old Bailey returned guilty verdicts against a mental health nurse ward manager, Benjamin Aninakwa, and the North-East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) – they were convicted of health & safety offences after the suicide of Alice Figueiredo on a trust ward in 2015. The were originally prosecuted […]

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Glancing through social media earlier, I saw someone posting about issues for children in police custody and a comment beneath from someone with a particular interest in ADHD for children. The issue concerned why children under arrest are not routinely screened for ADHD and it got me thinking again about all screening in police custody […]

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Police suicide has been an issue forever – I served with people who ended their own life and with people who tried to do so. I used powers under the Mental Health Act to protect police officers who were a risk to themselves and tried to make sure they got the help they needed, I […]

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