Restrictive practice involves using measures such as : restraint ( to prevent , restrict or subdue movement of another person ), seclusion ( confinement in a room or physical space ) and rapid tranquilisation ( use of sedative medication by injection ).
Our project builds on an initial pilot led by the Royal College of Psychiatrists ’ National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health where a small number of wards worked together with patients to co-design and implement ideas to reduce the use of restrictive practice .
So far , we have started work with 11 ward teams across six trusts and have completed six safety culture surveys ; using these findings to support conversations about which ideas to test first . The ward teams have been networking through an active learning community and we look forward to seeing the impacts of this work as we move into the initial testing phase .
This learning will be shared throughout the next year and we will look to spread these interventions across the whole region .
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