Thursday, 30 July 2015

Law Commission Publishes Consultation Paper on Mental Capacity & DoLS

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On 7 th July 2015, the Law Commission released its long awaited consultation paper on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty . It m...
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Sunday, 5 July 2015

Important Guidance from The College of Social Work on the Impact of Cheshire West on AMHP Practice

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The College of Social Work has just issued The Impact on AMHP Practice and Service Delivery by The Supreme Court Judgment on Deprivatio...
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Saturday, 27 June 2015

Who Should Write a Mental Health Tribunal Social Circumstances Report? Recent Case Law

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This is a question that has exercised minds in the Masked AMHP’s Facebook Mental Health Forum recently. There have been a range of answe...
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Saturday, 20 June 2015

Review: A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, by Matthew Graham & Jakki Cowley

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As an Approved Mental Health Professional, practicing under the Mental Health Act 1983, I am well aware that it is impossible to dischar...
Sunday, 24 May 2015

DOLS or Guardianship? Recent Case Law

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A recent appeal to the Upper Tribunal considered the case of NM ( NM v Kent County Council [2015] UKUT 0125 (AAC) ). NM has diag...
Thursday, 16 April 2015

Why Public Services are Like a Fat Lady in a Corset

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I think there may be a General Election coming up soon. This has got me thinking even more than usual about political parties’ manife...
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Saturday, 14 March 2015

CTO’s – Fit for Purpose?

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Community Treatment Orders were introduced by the 2007 changes to the Mental Health Act 1983, and came into force in 2008. The Ne...
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