MHS provides a wide range of forensic medical services for the legal profession.

We are UKAS  ISO 9001 accredited for our consultancy, training and drug testing services.

Our expert witnesses regularly provide evidence in the Courts regarding alcohol and substance misuse cases.

Hair testing for long term drugs and alcohol misuse is one of our key diagnostic tools complimented by blood analysis collected by our trained technicians.

We provide a high quality, speedy and cost effective hair testing service, providing clients with long term evidence of substance/alcohol misuse or abstinence.

Child Protection and Substance Misuse.

Children should be safe and able to develop to their full potential and professionals should be able to assess the hidden harm from alcohol misusing parents.

Professionals working in alcohol / drug treatment services and parenting services have a duty to gather and share information about the family situation.

Where suspicions are aroused there is a need to consider if the child is at any risk.

The normal protocols for child assessment risks indicate what information is required about the child and the child’s carers.

Duty to intervene.

If there is a risk to the child then it may be appropriate for Child Protection Procedures to be implemented.  Whilst it is the Local Authority’s duty under The Children’s Act 1989 to safeguard the welfare of the child all agencies have a duty of care.

Where drugs or alcohol is an issue child protection procedures must be effective and implemented in a multi-disciplinary way.

Responsibility for protection of children must be shared across agencies because children are safeguarded only when all relevant agencies and individuals accept responsibility and co-operate with one another.   Often the Police and health professionals hold very relevant information.

Objective evidence of substance misuse.

Prior to case conferences professionals may need to gather objective evidence of the levels of alcohol or substances being used by parents/carers.   The nature of addiction is such that very little reliance should be placed on the information provided by the individual under investigation.

Substance/ alcohol misuse can be measured very precisely using modern diagnostic technology.  This includes hair and blood analyses conducted by approved laboratories.

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• We are competitively priced UKAS approved drug testing company specialising in legal forensic work.

• We provide laboratory results usually within 4 working days along with a detailed expert witness report in easy to understand language.

• We can collect body hair from most parts of the body.

• We are one of the few UK drug testing companies that have trained nurses and phlebotomists available to obtain blood samples, essential for assessing alcohol misuse.  Alcohol liver function tests.   Because we understand the legal profession we are willing and able to go the extra mile for our clients no matter how complex and challenging the issues may be.
• We are pleased to offer advice on what is achievable in the best interests of your client using the most advanced forensic tools available.
• Please remember we are more than just a rigid laboratory service.  Our aim to offer a UK based one stop solution to the legal profession.
• Call us now for an informal, no obligation chat.  If in the unlikely event that we cannot deliver we will try and find you alternative option.

Contact us now for a friendly chat on your requirements:

National Call Centre 01274 591792