Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Handing NHS staff police detention powers ‘would have grave consequences’

A group of health organisation said that changes to the Mental Health Bill would cause ‘significant harm with dangerous consequences’

Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

NHS to launch mental health A&Es across England

The National Health Service (NHS) is launching a network of mental health emergency units across England to help ease hospital overcrowding. The specialist mental health crisis centres offer 24 hour service for the patients with suicidal thoughts, or having symptoms like psychosis or mania.The specialist centres are already open in 10 NHS trusts, including on existing A&E sites. They support walk-in patients as well as the ones referred by GPs a…

Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’ - Rother Radio

Extending police powers for detaining mental health patients to NHS staff could cause “significant harm with dangerous consequences”, leading organisations have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, the Royal College of Nursing and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services are among those saying proposed changes to the Mental Health Bill will set a “dangerous precedent” that puts peopl…