The phone rang. “Hi there, it’s Shirley Adams. I’m ringing about Leroy. I think we may need to section him.” I knew Shirley. She was the con...

AMHP’s and other mental health professionals use the word “section” all the time when referring to someone being detained under the Mental H...

I’d barely had time to get into work and make myself a coffee when I received a request for a MHA assessment. The GP was at the patient’s ho...

The MCA was designed to provide a legal framework to support actions taken on behalf of people who lacked capacity as long as it was conside...

The intention of this blog is to share my experience of being an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) (what used to be called an Appro...