A few weeks ago, the Sunday Times published an article (£) by their crime correspondent, Shaun Lintern about mental health killings linked to the lack of mental health beds. It brought a focus which I think is welcome, to section 140 of the Mental Health Act, a provision which I’ve been writing about now for well […]

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A few weeks ago and partly following a tragedy involving the police but unrelated to mental health, a brief discussion broke out on X (Twitter) about ‘welfare checks’ and the Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) initiative.  During the online discussion, a doctor said this — “The undertaking of welfare checks by the police, outside the […]

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Now we’re having to discuss the boundaries the police service is placing upon it’s operations for mental health related call-outs, we’re seeing some discussion (at least on social media) about powers for other agencies. I’ve seen it written down, for example, the ambulance service has a power of entry to private premises and I wonder, […]

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