The Thankless Task

Have you ever been given a piece of work to do or faced some decision in your life where no matter what you do, you’ll be criticised? More than that: the vast majority of people will look at your decision and either criticise or comment that things could have been done differently?! I’ve spent many […]

Interim Report: MHA Review

Last week, Professor Sir Simon Wessely published his interim report after being asked in 2017 by the Prime Minister to look at the Mental Health Act 1983. A lot of people have been interested in this since the moment it was announced – a lot of people have a vested interested in this, full stop. […]

Interim Report: MHA Review

At 10am on 01st May, the interim report of Professor Sir Simon Wessely’s review of the Mental Health Act 1983, commissioned by the Prime Minister in late 2017, will be published. If you check the UK Government website after 10am on 01st May, you will be able to access a copy of the report. I had […]