This seminar will consider the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision in MM and PJ and its impacts on discharging patients detained under the Mental Health Act into community settings in which they will be deprived of their liberty. The seminar will cover both the judgment in MM and PJ, guidance published Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service Mental Health Casework Unit, as well as looking to points of practice and procedure in relation to restricted patients, with speakers from a range of professional disciplines.
Speakers:
Simon Burrows - Barrister
Christine Hutchinson - Approved Clinician, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust Mike Nolan - Head of the Mental Health Casework for Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service
