Joint Parliamentary Report

In January 2023, a joint committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords published a written report as part of the parliamentary process dealing with the Mental Health Bill 2022. This bill – if passed – will significantly amend the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and it all follows the formal review of […]

Refusal To Give Evidence

You may have been aware: there is an ongoing inquiry in Essex in to unexplained, unexpected deaths which took place within the mental health trust. Led by former national clinical director for mental health in NHS England, Dr Geraldine Strathdee, it’s been running since 2021 , examining a number of deaths which occurred in the […]

Section 135(2) Warrants and CTOs

A patient in the community is subject to a Community Treatment Order and the NHS staff providing care want to take them to hospital to administer medication they have recently refused to accept, amidst concerns about a deterioration in their health. It’s stated they have recalled the person from their CTO and obtained a warrant […]