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My name is Mick Rogers and I am a community psych nurse, and am currently involved in Victoria Police (Australia) and mental health program initiatives.Would like to talk with someone who can outline the provision in the London area for comparison.
Would be most grateful for any assistance in this matter.
Regards Mick Rogers
Hi
An article in the Guardian newspaper in 2013 highlighted an issue that was of a concern to mental health patients and staff in that the police have scaled down their response when nursing staff calls for assistance to help with restraining violent and disturbed patients. The Home Secretary also endorsed the fact that too much time is being spent by police responding to issues in mental health hospitals!
Baring in mind that assaults occur by patients on staff and vice versa, can you let me know if it is the policy of police also to scale down their response if a patient or staff wish to press charges for an alleged assault?
The reason for the latter question is that a client of mine wish to press charges for an alleged assault by a staff member but was told that the police no longer respond to such request unless his responsible Clinician provides a certificate to say that he has capacity to be interviewed by the police!
I await your reply