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Scotland’s Mental Health Act will be subject to an independent review
An independent review of the Mental Health Act in Scotland has been…
Living in hospital gave me the human connections I needed
"Not everyone likes going into hospital, but I think the important thing…
Seni’s Law CCTV safeguards set for takeover stretching beyond crisis care
Body cameras are to be worn by all police attending mental health…
Rejecting the “service user” narrative in shaping mental health policy and practice
Improvement of mental health services often centres the voices of "service users".…
Police to be required to wear body cameras in mental health settings
Seni's Law will mean better data will now have to be collected,…
We should be looking at capacities (plural) in mental health detention decisions
A "capacity spectrum" is more suitable than a binary approach for determining…
Suicide risk assessments have ‘no predictive value’
Mental health care professions are advised in the framework to follow the…
Patients newly discharged from psychiatric hospital are at higher risk of suicide, so why do they receive so little aftercare?
Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre in Gloucestershire, reflects on…
Dedicated service for rough sleepers launched
A precious pilot is being launched this month to help administer mental…
New Liberty Protection Safeguards will prioritise timely care of the vulnerable
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill reached parliament last week. New legislation can…
