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Edge welcomes Nick Perry!
We are delighted to welcome Nick to the Edge training team. Nick has been a registered social worker since 2002 and has practised...
May 12
Death and the failure to use the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act
Kevin Ince was 55 years old when he died on a mental health ward at Kemple View Hospital (part of the Priory Group). The coroners report...
May 2
Dying too young: people with a learning disability and autistic people
Learning Disability Today have launched a campaign ‘A NICE Life’ to try and tackle the high premature mortality rate of people with a...
Apr 29
Human Rights for young autistic people and young people with a learning disability
The British Institute of Human Rights have recently published a useful guide on human rights for young people with ASD or a learning...
Apr 15
Human Rights and the new Mental Health Act
The British Institute of Human Rights has produced useful information on the Human Rights impact of the Mental Health Bill currently...
Apr 15
The death of Declan Morrison –will a new Mental Health Act make any difference?
Declan Morrison was 26 years old when he died in a ‘completely inappropriate’ Section 136 suite at a mental health NHS Trust. He had ASD,...
Apr 15
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
The annual report of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel was published recently. The report analyses 330 rapid Safeguarding...
Apr 10
Section 117 aftercare - Getting a Mental Health NHS Trust to take responsibility
In a recent case the Court of Protection highlighted the failure of a Mental Health NHS Trust in relation to its duties under Section 117...
Apr 10
Contact orders and the Mental Capacity Act
The Court of Protection has recently sent a man to prison for continued breach of a contact order designed to protect a woman who lacked...
Apr 4
Safeguarding Adults and the Inherent Jurisdiction
A recent judgment in the high court highlights the long-term use of the Inherent Jurisdiction to protect an older woman from her partner...
Mar 28
Antidepressants: Updated Guidance from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
This updated guidance published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in March 2025 provides useful information for patients and...
Mar 17
Consulting others under the MCA - Best Interests - Lasting Powers of Attorney
The Court of Protection has recently published a case where disagreements within a family meant the acting LPA (attorney) couldn't...
Mar 12
Fluctuating mental capacity and people who dissociate
The Court of Protection has recently considered the issue of fluctuating mental capacity in relation to a woman with complex Post...
Mar 6
Assessing mental capacity - Social worker praised by the court
The Vice President of the Court of Protection has just released her decision in an appeal against a prior judgment about a man's mental...
Feb 25
The Mental Capacity Act and the Assisted Dying Bill (Terminally Ill Adults)
The Parliamentary Committee reviewing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill held a series of interviews recently including...
Feb 19
Annual report of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
The annual report of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel was published recently. The report analyses 330 rapid Safeguarding...
Feb 13
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