This article in the Guardian newspaper has expressed concerns about the number of people that are in "inadequate' homes. The...

During BIA training courses, we sometimes refer to CQC ratings and suggest that BIAs should identify and record this rating in their Form...

People from a Black ethnic (BE) background in England and Wales are disproportionately detained as inpatients under the United Kingdom's...

Sometimes, during Edge training courses a question may arise about a person that is seeking asylum or has been granted refugee status....

If you have issued new Secure Contracts following the introduction of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, it is important that the former...

In March last year Mr Justice MacDonald ruled on a case involving a 14 year old girl with Autistic Spectrum Disorder who was deprived of...

There are a number of FREE upcoming courses on the management of diabetes through Ramadan for patients, carers and professionals. IN...

On 21st February, the government published its report entitled Safe and Wellbeing Reviews: Thematic Review and Lessons Learned. The...

In order to produce this report, the GMC spoke to over 40 GMC and Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) staff and 900 additional...

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A useful new guide funded by the DHSC is now available. It states: ‘Consent, confidentiality and the sharing of information, both between...

If you support someone that may need an easy read guide to health screenings, this collection of books by Beyond Words may be very...

The issue of restrictions on seeing family and friends for people living in care homes continues. BIAs assessing people for DoLS need to...

15th November 2022, the Ombudsman found that London Borough of Sutton was at fault for allowing a standard DoLS to expire. The case...

Two recent Ombudsman cases have highlighted the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to medication Buckinghamshire Council A...

Community Treatment Orders (CTO) and the Mental Capacity Act The Court of Protection has recently published an interesting example of...