The Joint Committee on Human Rights is undertaking scrutiny of the Mental Health Bill to assess its compatibility with international… Read more
Tag: MHA reform
Wales striking out alone on mental health reform?
In a fascinating development, James Evans MS, who won the relevant ballot, is to seek to put before the Senedd… Read more
Mental health, mental capacity and the King’s Speech: rights protection absent legislative change
The background briefing notes to the King’s Speech on 7 November 2023 confirmed by their silence that which was increasingly… Read more
Advance choice documents: their potential and prerequisites – in conversation with Dr Lade Smith CBE
In the latest ‘in conversation with,’ Dr Lade Smith CBE and I talk about advance choice documents in the mental health… Read more