Another day, another exciting opportunity, as the Wellcome Trust Mental Health and Justice project cranks up speed. This time, the… Read more
Senior Research Officer post – Mental Health and Justice project
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Professor Sir Richard Trainor Scholarship for a PhD student to work on “Mental health justice and the capability to live in the community”
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PhD student to work on the major Wellcome Trust funded Mental Health and… Read more
“Vulnerable adults” – a last push
With many thanks to all those who have been in touch, from many different settings and backgrounds, to offer support… Read more
Deaths under DoLS changes – further guidance
A Home Office Circular has now been published to accompany the Policing and Crime Act 2017 changes (including those relating… Read more
New Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS
To accompany the coming into force on 3 April of the change to the definition of “state detention” introduced by… Read more
A clash of rights (models)? The ECtHR and the CRPD
In A-MV v Finland, (Application no. 53251/13, decision of 23 March 2017), the European Court of Human Rights considered carefully… Read more
Best interests, available options, and case management before the Court of Protection – the Supreme Court pronounces
A cross-post to the post on the Court of Protection Handbook by Sophy Miles, Neil Allen and I on the… Read more
‘Vulnerable adults’ – a follow-up
Proving less is not always more, some helpful feedback received via the great echo chamber of Twitter suggests that I… Read more
Vulnerable Adults Bill – help wanted
The problem There is a significant cohort of individuals who (1) do not lack capacity for purposes of the Mental… Read more
ReSPECT – a new approach to advance care planning
It is a truth (almost) universally acknowledged that DNACPR/DNR notices are not working. Cases such as Tracey and Winspear show… Read more