Caught between Commissioners – the plight of forensic patients waiting for a rehabilitation bed
12th February 2018
By Michael Kennedy, Director & Barrister, Mental Health and Court of Protection Department I have recently acted for clients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (“the Act”) who have experienced lengthy delays in being provided with a rehabilitation service despite the fact that, clinically, there is no dispute that that is what is needed. These cases have highlighted to ...
