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 ›
Year: 2016
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 ›
The first report following a confidential inquiry by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has just been published, into the United … Read More ›
The Care Act statutory guidance was amended without fanfare on 27 October. The changes were not as significant as those undertaken in the “refresh” earlier … Read More ›
The Mental Health Alliance, a coalition of over 75 organisations united by a common interest in a fair Mental Health Act, has launched an important … Read More ›
Introduction Two recent press stories have – whether deliberately or not – cast very unhelpful doubt upon the status of advance decisions to refuse life … Read More ›