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Last days of school
July 25, 2015
By the age of 18, most young people are nearing the end of their tolerance for formal education. For those with additional needs, is age a reason to remove them…
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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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Take your medicine
July 17, 2015
This week NHS England responded to research that shows a worrying number of people with learning disability are being over prescribed medications. An urgent summit will be held today (17th…
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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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What does the US say about diet, cognition and mood?
June 30, 2015
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed, updated and published every 5 years. The 2015 Guidelines – due to be published later this year – are advised by a report…
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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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