Ask The Masked AMHP for the answers to your thorny MHA related problems. He might know the answer. Or not. Here’s a question I recent...

It’s true. After nearly 40 years as a social worker, and 33 years as a Mental Welfare Officer, approved Social worker, and approved Ment...

In June 2013, Ian Brady had a week long mental health tribunal to appeal against his detention in Ashworth Hospital . He claimed that h...

A couple of days ago I did a session on Community Treatment Orders for our local AMHP course cohort. We had an interesting discussion ab...

Not the right way to displace the nearest relative The Mental Health Act 1959 first introduced the concept, role and statutory rights an...

For some time I’ve been trying to get my head round the implications of the case of AM v South London & Maudsley NHSFoundation Trust...

  For those unfamiliar with the game of Jenga, it consists of a tower of wooden blocks. During the game, players take turns to remove a ...