Tuesday, 13 May 2014

We need safe, compassionate mental health care | Norman Lamb

We need safe, compassionate mental health care | Norman Lamb

A two-year programme aims to end the deliberate use of face-down restraint in all health and care settings

If you were being treated for a physical illness or injury like a broken leg or a heart condition you would never imagine that as part of that treatment you could be tied to your hospital bed to prevent you from moving or restrained face-down by the health professionals caring for you.

But for many people who have a mental illness, a learning disability or autism, this is a possibility. The Guardian

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