The Masked AMHP

Thursday, 27 October 2016

How difficult can it be to get an ambulance to convey a detained patient to hospital?

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I’m going to tell you a horrifying, but also a tedious and frustrating, true story. It’s all about trying to get an ambulance to transpo...
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Friday, 7 October 2016

How Can We Make the AMHP Role Manageable?

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A busy AMHP Hub (all the AMHP's are out on MHA Assessments) Andy McNicoll’s recent analysis of national AMHP shortages , published ...
Tuesday, 27 September 2016

What Exactly is the Ministry of Justice Intending to Do with Mental Health Tribunals?

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Almost everyone who is subject to a section of the Mental Health Act, including Sec.2, 3 & 4, Guardianship and Community Treatment ...
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Thursday, 18 August 2016

What is the Mental Health Act For?

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Working in a busy AMHP office triaging requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act, I am driven to conclude that often an AMHP’s...
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Saturday, 13 August 2016

Sec.136 and Compliance with Article 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998

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Here is a guest blog, written by John Holden, an AMHP with  Surrey Emergency Duty Team, discussing the implications of Article 5 HRA in re...
Wednesday, 6 July 2016

The meaning and implications of “legal custody” when applied to the Mental Health Act

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Recently, when I was on duty triaging the county’s requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act, one of my AMHP colleagues was re...
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The Masked AMHP
I was an Approved Mental Health Professional and Practice Consultant working for a local authority AMHP Service in England. I practiced under 3 Mental Health Acts, since as long ago as 1981, even before the 1983 Mental Health Act. Which makes me pretty ancient now. I am now retired. This blog is designed to illuminate and explain the functions and dilemmas of an AMHP within the Mental Health Act. It is intended to be of help to professionals and service users alike. I hope that it is both informative and entertaining.
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