Plans for NHS staff to restrain those in mental health crisis ‘dangerous’, medics say

Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Medical Association among those saying risks mean police must always attend

Plans for NHS staff to restrain and detain people experiencing a mental health crisis, instead of the police doing so, are dangerous", doctors, nurses and psychiatrists have warned.

The former prime minister Theresa May has proposed legislation in England and Wales that would change the long-established practice for dealing with people who may pose a risk to themselves or others because their mental health has deteriorated sharply.