Sadly I am unable to help however I will be very interested in any
helpful responses.
I also work at a mental health Trust with a Forensic service- there are
only so many community posts out there for those who appear to be
unsuitable for restraint procedures.
Perhaps it is time to put our heads together and devise a criteria if
there are no standards forth coming.
Sandy
On Fri, 2008-10-31 at 11:22 +0000, Attwood Lloyd wrote:
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> Currently we are trying to compile minimum fitness standards for staff
> that are required to carry out Control and Restraint techniques within
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> Obviously this is a far wider issue, due to the more maturing
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> Would anyone be willing to share the criteria for any
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