Nicola Norman died by suicide in January 2020 and following her inquest at the end of last year, His Majesty’s Coroner has issued a Preventing Future Death report, just published.  In the weeks leading to her death, Nicola rang a “Single Point of Access” (SPA) crisis line and she did so on more than one […]

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NB: If you are after quick information about legal powers for cross-border absconding between UK countries, there is now a Quick Guide to Cross Border Returns available on this, with legal references. We’ve previously covered the topic of cross-border returns where a patient subject to Scottish mental health law moves across the border to England […]

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The inquest after the sad death of Daniel Lyle has prompted a Preventing Future Deaths report from the Inner London coroner about police training.  Daniel died after falling from height whilst experiencing a psychotic episode and this occurred whilst an operational police officer was attempting to talk to Daniel and bring the matter to a […]

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