I have always had some concerns about the concept of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry as it brings together two fundamentally different groups, those who do civil forensic psychiatry and those who work in the criminal field. We have virtually nothing to say to each other and apart from our involvement with courts we have fundamentally different tasks. Even with court appearances we attend different courts. Nevertheless the move to a Faculty seemed to serve a useful function as it … Continue reading Chalk and Cheese – the faculty of forensic psychiatry