Late In – Early Out

Discussion about admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act in the last year or so has included the observation that too many patients are admitted too late and discharged too soon. This week, the Guardian reported on work they’ve been undertaking using Freedom of Information laws to understand the rates of re-admission to hospital […]

Arcane Aspects

I’ve never had this one before, but rare and obscure questions about arcane aspects of UK mental health law are welcomed by email! – always helps add spice to my day. A patient who had been ‘sectioned’ on the Isle of Man has failed to return from authorised leave in hospital and is now thought […]

Strategic Review

Last weekend the Labour Party has announced the appointment of a former MP to conduct a “strategic review” of mental health ahead of the next General Election. Luciana Berger, also a former health minister with experience in campaigning on mental health, will undertake this work and I wondered at first whether this could end up […]