{"id":626,"date":"2017-06-25T08:13:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T08:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cedr\/?p=626"},"modified":"2020-01-02T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T17:23:09","slug":"restraint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cedr\/2017\/06\/25\/restraint\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible summary: Use of physical restraint on locked wards"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Rebecca Fish<\/h2>\n

\"Restraint\"<\/h1>\n

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Physical restraint is holding somebody to stop them moving. It is done to stop harm to people or damage to property.<\/p>\n

Staff sometimes use physical restraint to restrict someone\u2019s freedom of movement.<\/p>\n

When people think about staying in units, they often remember being physically restrained, or seeing other people being restrained.<\/p>\n

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The #7daysofaction<\/strong> campaign (www.sevendaysofaction.net<\/a>) shows stories from people with learning disabilities and their families. They say how frightening restraint is.<\/p>\n

\"RestraintThe Mental Health Act<\/strong> says that restraint should be used as a last resort. This means that staff should talk to people and try to calm them down before restraining them. Staff should also explain that the person will be restrained if they don\u2019t calm down.
\nThe Department of Health says that in some services, physical restraint is used too much and in harmful ways.<\/p>\n

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What do people with learning disabilities think?<\/h2>\n
\"Rebecca

Rebecca Fish<\/p><\/div>\n

In some of my research work, I asked people about being restrained. I spoke to 16 women with learning disabilities who were in locked wards. They agreed that I could write what they said.<\/p>\n