Wednesday, 27 August 2014

“Detained” and “Liable to be detained”: Is There a Difference?

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While people involved with the Mental Health Act often use the term “section” as a verb (“I section you”, “You are sectioned”, “That bas...
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Saturday, 23 August 2014

The Case of QR: Capacity and Tenancy Agreements

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This very recent judgment was published on 5thAugust 2014 . It concerns tenancy agreements, and the issue of a person’s capacity to end,...
Monday, 18 August 2014

When is a MHA Assessment Not a MHA Assessment?

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A: When there are alternatives. Not very funny, I know, but then neither are the inappropriate requests we sometimes get when on AMHP...
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Thursday, 14 August 2014

Why Does a Section 3 Last for Six Months?

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I was at a committee meeting of the Mental Health Faculty of the College of Social Work the other week, and we were discussing the new D...
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Sunday, 27 July 2014

If The Masked AMHP Had a World Cup Commentary

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Fabio:               Well, here we are on a fine day, not a cloud in the sky. The Masked AMHP’s sitting at his desk in the AMHP Office, ...
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Monday, 21 July 2014

The New Draft Code of Practice: a Brief Overview

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I always thought that the revised Code of Practice introduced following the MHA 2007 was overall a fairly useful and easy to follow piec...
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Thursday, 10 July 2014

Where the Police Fear to Tread: Two True Tales of Troublesome Teenage Boys

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You may have read my recent blog about difficult situations with teenage girls while working out of hours. While I was having a look in ...