Why ‘Seni’s law’ will help mental health units reduce dangers of restraint
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Why ‘Seni’s law’ will help mental health units reduce dangers of restraint

Neil Brimblecombe @NeilBrimblecom Consultant editor, Mental Health Practice

The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 is now part of law in England. The act was created following a number of tragic incidents related to use of restraint, notably the death of Olaseni Lewis following police restraint at the Bethlem Royal Hospital in 2010.

Mental Health Practice. 25, 1, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/mhp.25.1.5.s1

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