Background Psychological safety—speaking up about ideas and concerns, free from
interpersonal risk—are essential to the high-risk environment, such as healthcare settings …

BackgroundCoercive treatment comprises a broad range of practices, ranging from implicit
or explicit pressure to accept certain treatment to the use of forced practices such as …

Background: The incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders have been
consistently high in nursing sectors and are a significant cost to the health service due to …

Restrictive practices are often harmful and many academics, policy-makers and clinicians
agree that their use should be reduced in care settings. Specific focus on secure mental …

Background Body-worn cameras are increasingly being used as a violence prevention tool
in inpatient mental health wards. However, there is a dearth of research on their use in these …

Background Violent and aggressive incidents are common within mental health settings and
are often managed using high-risk physical interventions such as restraint and seclusion. De …

Nurses are at the forefront of care in mental health services but their role is conflicted; they
carry the most responsibility for care and also for restrictive practices. The harmful effects of …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion and restraint still regularly
occur within inpatient mental health services. The Council of Europe requires the …

Restraint and seclusion (R&S) measures in psychiatric settings are applied worldwide,
despite poor scientific evidence to back up their effectiveness. The medical, ethical and …

Objective To gain insights into the experience, and impact, of using security staff to facilitate
physical restraints for nasogastric tube feeding. Design A cross-sectional design using 39 …