The death of Sebastian Oliver, known as ‘Benji’ in Birmingham in November 2023 was an accidental death following significant blood loss and hypothermia after an injury to his left hand whilst under the influence of drugs, according to His Majesty’s Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull. There was significant emergency services contact prior to his death […]

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I was proud to be invited last year to become a Fellow of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association.  It’s worth looking at their website where there are various resources, links and blogs by GLEPHA Fellows who come from Academic, police and public health backgrounds – it’s quite a melange of backgrounds and […]

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“Dump and run” is a phrase I’ve heard dozens of times in recent weeks – at a healthcare security conference, at an AMHP CPD event where I presented and in a number of professional discussions with healthcare professionals from ED, ambulance or mental health.  Whatever else it might mean, in this post it refers to […]

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