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Guidelines for recording the use of physical restraint

30 September 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Thorough documentation of incidents involving the use of restrictive physical intervention in mental health care is essential, but no single set of guidelines has...

Use of physical restraint: ethical, legal and political issues

26 April 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

This article explores the ethicolegal and political factors associated with physical restraint in intellectual disability practice in Ireland. The primary purpose of...

Involving service users in teaching healthcare professionals about physical restraint

07 December 2017

Mental Health Practice

Evidence & practice

Mental health service users can make an invaluable contribution to the training of staff and nursing students who care for them. This may be even more relevant when...

Restraint in inpatient areas: the experiences of service users

01 November 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Violent and aggressive behaviour by patients is more common in mental health trusts than in other settings. Research has focused on training staff to deal with this...

Restraint and never events: an opportunity for change

01 September 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

In light of the decision by the Department of Health (DH) to exclude serious injury or death by physical restraint from the list of ‘never events’, it is clear that...

Applying ethical principles to restraint practice

26 January 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

There are about 1.14 million people in the UK who have a learning disability, of whom more than 20% have a co-morbid mental health issue (Cooper et al 2007) often...

Involving service users in training in the management of aggression

12 April 2016

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

It is important to involve service users and carers in the education of current and future mental health practitioners. Such involvement provides the...

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