s.117- The Final Word? By Sarah Woods, Helen Kingston Summary After a long period of uncertainty, we now have the final answer from the Supreme Court…
CQC clamps down on mental capacity By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods, In a stark reminder to all health and social care providers of the importance of getting it right…
Mental Health Bill - thoughts on the proposals By Helen Kingston, Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods The government has now published the draft Mental Health Bill following the consultation on…
New rules on use of force in mental health units - are you ready? By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods, Paul McGough From 31 March 2022, new statutory obligations aimed at preventing inappropriate use of force will…
Crucial Court of Appeal decision on s.117 aftercare By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, We now have the much awaited Court of Appeal decision in the case of Worcestershire County…
A solution to the community deprivation of liberty dilemma at last? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, The question of whether and how adults with mental capacity can be deprived of their liberty in the…
Mental Health Act reforms - What’s being taken forward and what’s not? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods The government has now published its response to the consultation it ran earlier this year on its…
Latest on use of force in mental health units - have your say By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 was given Royal Assent two and a half years ago but…
Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods The Court has now considered the question of whether Mental Health Act assessments by AMHPs and…
Key COVID-19 legal developments in the health sector: Key Issues for MH providers By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods Providers are dealing with many challenges in managing the legal and regulatory framework with…
E-mailing MHA forms: Making sense of the changes coming soon By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods With a view to moving with the times and reflecting our increasing reliance on technology in light…
Key COVID-19 legal developments in the health sector: MHA process guidance By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods Covid-19 MHA process guidance: SOADs, Forensics and Mental Health Tribunals
A’s story – a vulnerable child moved from pillar to post By Sarah Woods, In a recently published judgment , the court has once again highlighted the extreme difficulties…
Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds - Supreme Court decides By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods Can a parent consent on behalf of their 16/17 year old to care/residence arrangements that would…
Replacing the DoLS regime - End in sight? By Paul McGough, Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods The long road to replacing the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) has just passed…
MCA Breaches: Paying the Price? By Gill Weatherill, Paul McGough, Sarah Woods Not following Mental Capacity Act (MCA) requirements can amount to false imprisonment giving rise…
Use of Force in Mental Health Units - Impact of New Legislation? By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods, Paul McGough With the push to minimise use of patient restraint in the mental health context remaining high on…
CTOs and Deprivation of Liberty - Supreme Court Decides By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, We now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of Community Treatment Orders…
New, wide-ranging guidance on CANH decisions: what do you need to know? By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods, Paul McGough DAC Beachcroft explore how all clinicians, NHS Trusts, CCGs and independent healthcare providers…
Mental Health Act Review - Impact in Practice? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods What does the future hold for the Mental Health Act? With the full report of the…
Supreme Court Judgment in MM - Clarity at Last? By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods Finally, we now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of conditional…
Key changes from the new CHC framework By Paul McGough, Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods The new CHC national framework came into effect from 1 October…
GDPR: What does it mean for commissioners? By Hamza Drabu, Sarah Woods The date of 25 May 2018 looms large on the horizon for all those who process personal data, when…
Fair-handed approach? Latest on challenging Health Service Ombudsman decisions By Sean Doherty, Robyn Reed, Sarah Woods Summary The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman investigates around 4,000 complaints a…
New interim guidance on CANH withdrawal By Gill Weatherill, Paul McGough, Sarah Woods Summary Following a flurry of recent court decisions, the British Medical Association, General…
Place of Safety changes from 11 December - Are you ready? By Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods Ever since the Policing & Crime Act 2017 came onto the statute books earlier this year, we have…