“When talking with service users or patients…what often came over is that many said… ‘looking back I can understand why I was detained…and indeed I think it saved my life.’ But then they would almost invariably go on to say, ‘but why was it such an awful experience?’ And that’s the shameful thing.”

Podcast guide

1:13 – Background on Mental Health Act

3:42 – In addition to increasing detentions, why did PM May ask for this review?

5:47 – Can you give us some details about the review process?

7:50 – Besides service users, what other stakeholders have been involved in the review process?

9:25 – What has popped out most for you during this review process?

11:55 – Can you give us some examples of recommendations that will be made with this review?

15:22 – How do hope the review will change policy-maker’s perspectives on mental health?

16:24 – After the review, what’s next in terms of implementation?

18:30 – Final thoughts?