This large-scale quality improvement project across 55 mental health wards tested Board Relay, Zonal Observations, and Life ...

PWDA sees restrictive practices as a form of legalised institutional violence that is applied in a disproportionate and discriminatory way against people with disability. PWDA is disappointed that the ...

Daniel Lawrence is affiliated with the Labour Party. Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients ...

The use of restrictive practices to address behaviours that challenge in children and young peopleâ s psychiatric inpatient services is a contentious issue. A qualitative study using focus groups and ...

New guidance on the use of restrictive practices and seclusion in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by nurse leaders in the region. The document, Regional policy on the use of restrictive practices ...

Marked reduction since introduction of new Rules and Code by the Mental Health Commission at beginning of 2023 The combined numbers of restrictive practices in Irish mental health centres have ...

Advocating for Change: Exploring how advocacy, participatory research, and systemic change can pave the way to the elimination of restrictive practices. Restrictive practices have long been a concern ...

Tasmania needs clearly-defined guidelines around the use of restrictive practices in schools, disability education advocates say, with no public policy available.