The Masked AMHP

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Why did I become a social worker?

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The Masked AMHP when he was a hippy As I approach retirement from the job I have been doing for the last 42 years, I’ve started to thi...
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Thursday, 21 June 2018

Can Advance Decisions be used to refuse treatment for suicide attempts?

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I continue to be troubled by the concept of advance decisions to refuse treatment being used to prevent lifesaving treatment for the cons...
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Friday, 18 May 2018

Hallucinations and the Mental Health Act

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I’ve been reading the late Oliver Sacks’ excellent book Hallucinations. Not surprisingly, in view of the book’s title, it consists of a w...
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Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Mental Health Act Review – Interim Report

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The Government arranged for a review of the current Mental Health Act back in October 2017. The review’s terms of reference were “to...
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Thursday, 26 April 2018

Are AMHPs an Emergency Service?

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AMHPs of the future? Working as I do in an AMHP hub, where part of my job is triaging requests for assessments under the Mental Health ...
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The Masked AMHP
I am an Approved Mental Health Professional and Practice Consultant working for a local authority AMHP Service in England. I have 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. This blog is designed to illuminate and explain the functions and dliemmas 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. I am also a freelance trainer, and have taught mental health law on an AMHP course. I've appeared at conferences all over England and Wales. If you'd like to book me for your conference or training event just send me an email.
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