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 ›
Author: Alex RK
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 ›
Adult Social Care Law (Stephen Knafler QC, Legal Action Group, 2016, paperback and ebook £65) Some years ago, he tells us in the introduction to Adult … Read More ›
The admirable learning disability and autism organisation Dimensions has recently launched a new campaign called #ImWithSam to raise awareness of, and tackle, autism and learning … Read More ›
Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of Mental Health Law – has … Read More ›
The October Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: getting tangled up in ineligibility, … Read More ›
I will be speaking at this free seminar at the Royal College of Nursing on 1 November alongside Sir Mark Hedley, retired High Court judge … Read More ›
The 4th World Congress on Adult Guardianship has just been held in Erkner, Germany, and I attended the first (international) part. The congress was attended … Read More ›
The Local Government Association MCA/DOLS resources page has been updated recently to include a number of very useful guides, including: “Your Rights” Sheet: a summary … Read More ›