Monday, 7 October 2013

The Sun and Mental Health -- That Front Page

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The Sun’s full page headline today (7th October 2013) states baldly “1,200 killed by mental patients”. The number 1,200 is in red letters ...
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Friday, 4 October 2013

What’s on Those Pink Section Forms?

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If you’ve ever been detained under the Mental Health Act, or if you’ve ever been involved in an assessment, you will at some point have ...
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Thursday, 26 September 2013

What do the abbreviations and other jargon used on the Masked AMHP blog mean?

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I try to avoid using too much jargon in this blog, but I inevitably have to use acronyms and abbreviations for brevity if nothing else. ...
Saturday, 7 September 2013

Should AMHP’s be scared about DD v Durham County Council?

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I for one was certainly relieved when the Judge in DD v Durham County Council dismissed DD’s attempt to sue AMHP’s for breaching his hum...
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Monday, 2 September 2013

What Is Covered by S.117 Aftercare? Further Recent Case Law

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A recent court judgment has clarified further what is covered by S.117 Aftercare.   R v LB Camden, [2013] EWHC 1637, 13th June 2013 , co...
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Trying to work but living below subsistence level

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I’m currently working with a couple who typify the unintended consequences of recent changes to welfare benefits arising from the recess...
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Saturday, 10 August 2013

What You Need to Know If You’re Sectioned

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So, you’ve been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, and you’re in hospital. It’s most likely you’ve been detained under either Se...
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