The Mental Welfare Commission is looking for three new members to join its Board. One vacancy is for a person with lived experience of mental … Read More ›
Month: November 2016
Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law (Edited by Christopher Johnston QC, Bloomsbury, 2016, paperback and ebook, £110) The third edition of this textbook has just … Read More ›
With thanks to Richard Charlton for providing me with the transcript of the judgment in this case, the decision in P v A Local Authority … Read More ›
The Official Solicitor’s office is looking to recruit an agency lawyer for three or so months into their healthcare and welfare team, starting immediately. The … Read More ›
As part of a team (Dr Gareth Owen (psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience), Dr Tania Gergel (mental health ethics), Dr Larry Rifkin (psychiatry, … Read More ›
The November 2016 Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1.In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: the new COPDOL 10 form … Read More ›
The Government last night (16 November) accepted an amendment to the Policing and Crime Bill moved by Baroness Finlay to remove deaths under Schedule A1 … Read More ›
Acting as recruiter for the admirable Rosie Harding, I’m posting what looks like a really interesting opportunity for any budding mental capacity law researchers. Research … Read More ›
Charles J has recently issued guidance on facilitating participation of ‘P’ and vulnerable persons. It is intended to allow sharing of good practice in the … Read More ›
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has published a new (and in my view excellent) good practice guide on supported decision-making. The guide was produced for the Commission … Read More ›