The serious case review into abuse at Winterbourne View recommended that supine restraint should be banned, not prone. This has not stopped training organisations who use supine holds campaigning for a ban on prone restraints, which they do not use. Prone has never been banned. “Guidance provides information and good practice but is not statutory […]
Read MoreIn November 2015 a High Court judgement was announced concerning a 14-year-old boy, known as AB. It ruled that any deprivation of liberty of a child who is subject to a care order must have legal authorisation. This information is kindly provided by Bernard Allen. He is an expert witness with ten years’ experience who […]
Read MoreThis revised Code of Practice (‘the Code’) has been prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (‘the Act’) by the Secretary of State for Health after consulting such bodies as appeared to him to be concerned and laid before Parliament. The Code will come into force on 1 April 2015. […]
Read MoreThe Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 have been laid in Parliament. Along with this, the Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the Quality Standards, and the DfE consultation response report has been published on their website. The Regulations and accompanying Guide aim to: ensure that children’s homes provide high quality care, set high aspirations for […]
Read MoreCare provider Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd has been fined £100,000 after a patient died while being restrained using an unauthorised technique at a Nottinghamshire mental health hospital. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought the prosecution after Derek Lovegrove, 38, suffered a cardiac arrest at Cedar Vale, a 16-bed nurse-led facility for patients with severe […]
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