You may not have heard about “swing beds” in mental health care – this is a term used in some of the annual reports by the Care Quality Commission in to the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). A little explanation about this term before we look at the sad case of Mr […]

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I turn fifty today – so happy birthday to me! I didn’t really do anything radical or treat myself to anything when I turned thirty or forty, so I decided a while back I should think about things for the present occasion. A comedian I recently saw pointed out being propelled in to your fifties […]

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Officers attend a mental health incident in private premises where section 136 Mental Health Act 1983 cannot be used. The situation is volatile and threatening, sufficiently so they could justify detaining the man to prevent a Breach of the Peace because those present have been threatened and are at risk. Exam question: if they use […]

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