In January 2022, Mr Robert Young twice rang 999 in distress and sadly, died shortly afterwards by suicide after the police and ambulance services were calling each other about the incident. Counsel representing Mr Young’s family at the inquest persuaded the court that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights was engaged in […]

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Yet another PFD notice which should be causing concern and raising questions – for this one, I would go so far as to say it should be investigated further as to why anyone thought what occurred here was legal. You may remember me recently highlighting a situation brought before the High Court in London, an […]

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A new Preventing Future Death report to Watford General Hospital highlights the importance of constant supervision of patients at raised risk.  In 2021 Mr Paz Ogbe-Millar attended an Emergency Department accompanied by police officers who had been called to his home by his mother after a psychotic episode linked to his use of cannabis.  His […]

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