Bridlewell Blues

Called out to another Bridlewell being used as a '136' place of safety today - I find it hard sometimes to accept this premise that the Police are the only alternative in circumstances where someone has become too 'difficult' for health care staff?

Too often the Police are used/allow themselves to be used to provide palliative care in inappropriate circumstances.

Spent several hours trying to find an alternative/get Statutory bodies to accept responsibility for their paid duties of care.

The Police bless them, were only trying to help but they are not the answer.