An inquest recently concluded in Sussex will lead to a Coroner writing to NHS England and it touches upon a number of issues which feature regularly on this blog.  Rachel Garrett, from Hove in Sussex died after falling from a cliff top in Brighton in July 2020 when police officers and a mental health nurse […]

A new Preventing Future Deaths report will be of relevance and interest to those involved in knowing more about this topic area. A side-note to begin with: I regularly read the website of the Chief Coroner, where PFD notices are regularly uploaded (and often the responses of organisations) – it always feels inappropriate, as if […]

In light of the recent announcement by the Metropolitan Police about declining to attend emergency mental health calls unless there is an ‘immediate risk to life’ (IRTL), I thought a post on this topic would be helpful, because simple though the phrase sounds, it’s been subject to consideration in the UK’s highest court and probably […]