Man detained under Mental Health Act by Surrey police dies in hospital – The Guardian

Posted November 14th, 2013 in closed circuit television, complaints, death in custody, mental health, news by tracey

“IPCC investigates Surrey force after man, 33, arrested in Stanwell on suspicion of drugs-related offence, dies.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2013

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Mental Health & Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Courts – CrimeLine

Posted November 13th, 2013 in criminal justice, learning difficulties, mental health, news by tracey

“Information for magistrates, district judges and court staff. This information pack, produced by the Prison Reform Trust, will also be of considerable assistance to defence and prosecution lawyers.”

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CrimeLine, 13th November 2013

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Mother loses fight to home-school disabled son – Daily Telegraph

“A mother has lost her legal battle to be allowed to teach her disabled son at home after a senior judge ruled that he had to live 100 miles away to receive specialist education.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2013

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Paralysed Tinsley House detainee sues for damages – BBC News

“A man who broke his spine when he deliberately ran into a brick wall while in detention awaiting deportation is suing for damages.”

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BBC News, 13th November 2013

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Mother Natasha Sultan spared jail for killing her baby – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 12th, 2013 in guilty pleas, infanticide, mental health, news, sentencing, supervision orders by tracey

“A mother who admitted killing her baby daughter while she was ‘in a maelstrom of fatigue and mental disorder’ caused by postnatal depression has been spared jail.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2013

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Marine A ‘should not be treated like a common criminal’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 12th, 2013 in armed forces, courts martial, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A Royal Marine convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban captive should not be treated as a common criminal, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2013

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Baby death: Natasha Sultan to be sentenced for killing daughter – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2013 in guilty pleas, infanticide, mental health, news by tracey

“A mother who had post-natal depression when she killed her baby daughter in a ‘sudden explosion of violence’ is to be sentenced later.”

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BBC News, 12th November 2013

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Bexleyheath killer Nicola Edgington loses appeal bid – BBC News

Posted November 8th, 2013 in appeals, attempted murder, attempts, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

“A psychiatric patient who stabbed a woman to death in a London street has lost a bid to appeal against her conviction and sentence.”

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BBC News, 8th November 2013

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Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James and others (Intensive Care Society and another intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted November 7th, 2013 in appeals, health, hospitals, law reports, medical treatment, mental health, Supreme Court by tracey

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James and others (Intensive Care Society and another intervening): [2013] UKSC 67;   [2013] WLR (D)  421

“When an application was made for an order that it would be lawful, as being in the patient’s best interests pursuant to section 1(5) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, for life sustaining medical treatment to be withheld, the focus had to be on whether it would be in the patient’s best interests to give the treatment, rather than on whether it would be in his best interests to withhold or withdraw it.”

WLR Daily, 30th October 2013

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More should have been done to protect teenager found hanged, review finds – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 6th, 2013 in children, inquests, mental health, news, social services, suicide by sally

“A serious case review into the death of Chelsea Clark found examples of substandard care from mental health staff, social and community services workers and the police.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013

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Hazards with the use of Court-approved Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Legal aid – Thirty Nine Essex Street

Posted November 5th, 2013 in deprivation of liberty safeguards, legal aid, mental health, news by sally

“This paper has been prepared for the information of legal practitioners by the Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability Committee. It sets out our concerns as to the impact of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 on the entitlement to non-means tested legal aid in DoLs cases where there is court challenge to a DoLS authorisation.”

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Thirty Nine Essex Street, November 2013

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Supreme Court weighs in on patient’s best interests and the meaning of futility – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 4th, 2013 in appeals, hospitals, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

“The Supreme Court has given judgment in the first case to come before it under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The sole judgment was given by Lady Hale (Deputy President of the Court), with whom Lord Neuberger, Lord Clarke, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd November 2013

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Therapeutic Provision for Parents in Care Proceedings – who should be footing the bill? – Family Law Week

Posted November 1st, 2013 in care orders, families, health, local government, mental health, news by sally

“Matthew Burman, barrister of St Albans Chambers explores the respective legal duties of the NHS and local authorities in securing the provision of psychotherapy for parents in care proceedings.”

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Family Law Week, 31st October 2013

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You can’t be disabled when you’re dead – a footnote to R (Antoniou) – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 1st, 2013 in detention, disabled persons, inquests, mental health, news, suicide by sally

“A somewhat curious additional point arises out of the case of R (Antoniou) – see my earlier post for the main issue – in which the court decided that Article 2 ECHR does not require an independent investigation into deaths in state detention prior to a coroner’s inquest. There was therefore no obligation to ensure that there was an independent investigation into the suicide, or death resulting from self-harm, of a mentally ill person detained under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983. There is such an investigation when a prisoner commits suicide. The Claimant thought this smacked of discrimination against the mentally disabled. The Court disagreed – on the somewhat surprising ground that you can’t be disabled once you’re dead.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 31st October 2013

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Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) v James (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted October 31st, 2013 in appeals, hospitals, law reports, medical treatment, mental health, Supreme Court by michael

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) v James (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 67 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 30th October 2013

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Hazel Bailey death: Husband jailed for walking stick killing – BBC News

“A 74-year-old man suffering from dementia who brutally beat his wife to death with a walking stick in a row over the heating has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2013

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Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani wins extradition hearing – The Independent

Posted October 23rd, 2013 in appeals, extradition, mental health, murder, news by tracey

“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has won a further hearing in his legal battle against extradition. A panel of three High Court judges – headed by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas – ruled today there are outstanding legal issues the court must decide.”

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The Independent, 22nd October 2013

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Inquest finds police failings over killings of woman and toddler son – The Guardian

Posted October 23rd, 2013 in complaints, domestic violence, inquests, inquiries, mental health, murder, news, ombudsmen, police by tracey

“Police failings ‘more than minimally’ contributed to the deaths of a pregnant mother and child who were stabbed to death by the woman’s former partner days after she went to the police for help, an inquest jury has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2013

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Coroners inquest enough to satisfy Article 2 in mental health suicide case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 22nd, 2013 in human rights, inquests, mental health, news, suicide by tracey

“R (Antoniou) v (1) Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; (2) Secretary of State for Health; (3) NHS England [2013] EWHC 3055 (Admin).Where a patient, detained in hospital under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983, takes their own life, Article 2 imposes procedural obligations on the State to investigate the circumstances of the death. These obligations are fulfilled by a coroner’s inquest. Unlike in prison and police station deaths, there need not be any independent investigation system prior to the inquest stage, and nor does Article 2 require one.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd October 2013

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Young mother’s suicide ‘could have been prevented’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 18th, 2013 in hospitals, mental health, news, suicide by tracey

“The NHS has admitted liability for the death of a new mother suffering severe post-natal depression after she was allowed to leave a hospital unsupervised despite warnings she was at ‘very high risk’ of suicide.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2013

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