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From DoLS to providing Protective Care

July 20, 2015
The journey to get to where we are on the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or DoLS) is a long and tortuous one. New proposals released by the…
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Advanced decisions: planning ahead

July 14, 2015
There’s a chapter in the new Mental Health Act Code of Practice on ‘wishes expressed in advance’, which I think makes for useful discussion in relation to care planning for…
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Mental Capacity Act: The Law of Necessity

July 6, 2015
How does a story of shipwrecked sailors from the 19th century relate to the way in which the Mental Capacity Act works? The answer lies in the common law doctrine…
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Communication Breakdown…

June 29, 2015
What’s the most important issue in mental health? Good treatment? Timely hospital care? Being treated with respect? Contact at times of crisis? All of these are important, but you’ll probably…
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What’s in a name?

January 16, 2015
I heard a discussion on BBC Radio 4’s In the Mind programme over Christmas about Nathan Filer’s book The Shock of the Fall, which won a number of awards last…
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Hoarding – a Case of Neglect

February 14, 2014
Real life documentaries looking at the day to day lives of our citizens are a feature of so many television programmes these days, it’s easy to get reality fatigue. Having…
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Let’s Get Physical

July 4, 2013
The theme of this year’s mental health awareness week was the importance of physical exercise in promoting mental health and wellbeing. The theme fits in with something I have written…
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Hands Off – what the Mental Capacity Act says about restraint

June 21, 2013
What would a member of care home staff do if they saw a frail, elderly and confused resident walk out of the home towards a busy main road? It’s not…
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