Reducing restrictive practices
Understand more about the role mental health nurses play in ensuring inpatient wards deliver safe, therapeutic interventions. Here you can access relevant legislation and find out more about the use of restrictive practices in inpatient mental health services.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses across all settings and levels of practice, including midwives, students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- the role mental health nurses plan in ensuring safe, therapeutic interventions
- Use of Force Act 2018 – legislation for mental health units in England
- re-cap on Congress 2018 and research into reducing restrictive practices
- information on the challenges facing staff on psychiatric wards
- training opportunities
- national policy and guidance.
Resource last reviewed
15 Jun 2022
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