tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post1099681650789391097..comments2024-03-27T17:57:42.627+00:00Comments on The Masked AMHP: When Detained Patients Appeal – Part III: Trevor and the TribunalThe Masked AMHPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-77963493152417212502011-05-11T11:12:08.270+01:002011-05-11T11:12:08.270+01:00Hello
I feel that generally MHRT decision making ...Hello<br /><br />I feel that generally MHRT decision making is of a high quality and it's right that professionals to have to demonstrate clearly why a radical invasion of someone's personal liberties is justifiable. A tribunal session is the one place I've seen a psychiatrist break into a sweat. All very healthy.<br /><br />However, I have been in some tribunal sessions where the Guilsfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-48042232858411888832011-04-13T10:13:28.523+01:002011-04-13T10:13:28.523+01:00I found as an ASW that Tribunals were often very s...I found as an ASW that Tribunals were often very sensible. There was one occasion however when I suggested that my client's delusional belief that there were surveillance cameras in her car watching her every move might have an effect on her ability to drive. This caused amusement among the Tribunal and they discharged her. I wish they had been there to see her the following day; brought backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-33418690539106336002011-03-27T16:40:07.637+01:002011-03-27T16:40:07.637+01:00Excellent post.
I found myself inwardly cringing ...Excellent post.<br /><br />I found myself inwardly cringing at several points during your description of the Tribunal's behaviour/knowledge. I can only imagine how appalled you must have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-74407037683384159752011-03-23T21:21:11.492+00:002011-03-23T21:21:11.492+00:00I agree with you entirely that there are times whe...I agree with you entirely that there are times when Part III of the Act ((orders imposed by the Courts) should be used in preference to Part II. Trevor was just such a case. I may write about more in the blog. Thankfully, subsequently it was written into Trevor's care plan that it may be more appropriate for him to be taken to court for disposal than for him to be diverted from the criminal The Masked AMHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-2416558218336550832011-03-23T19:49:47.317+00:002011-03-23T19:49:47.317+00:00I would offer the view, as a policeman, that after...I would offer the view, as a policeman, that after the ligature incident and certainly after the syringe incident, he should have been prosecuted for hte offences, with a view to seeking a s37/41 hospital order. I would like to say I'm amazed that this wasn't done, but the truth is, I'm not ... police and / or CPS response to violence and aggression against staff and other patientsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com