Learn: Learnhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/mental-health/page/6/?d=1Learn: LearnenNational Mental Health Nurse Directors Forum: National policy template on supportive observation and engagement (July 2018, v.2)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/mental-health/national-mental-health-nurse-directors-forum-national-policy-template-on-supportive-observation-and-engagement-july-2018-v2-r543/ This document has been developed to support trusts that are developing or updating their supportive observation/engagement policy. The policy should guide a consistent and auditable approach to:

  • meeting individualised needs of service users
  • agreeing an appropriate level of observation based on the individual’s needs
  • reviewing the level of supportive observation
  • engaging with service users where enhanced observation is required.
]]>543Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:32:00 +0000An observational study on the rate of reporting of adverse event on healthcare staff in a mental health setting: An application of Poisson expectation maximisation analysis on nurse staffing data (3 October 2019)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/mental-health/an-observational-study-on-the-rate-of-reporting-of-adverse-event-on-healthcare-staff-in-a-mental-health-setting-an-application-of-poisson-expectation-maximisation-analysis-on-nurse-staffing-data-3-october-2019-r2986/2986Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:35:00 +0000Deaths in mental health detention: An investigation framework fit for purpose? (February 2015)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/mental-health/deaths-in-mental-health-detention-an-investigation-framework-fit-for-purpose-february-2015-r1446/ The report documents concerns about the lack of a properly independent investigation system, unlike deaths in prison and police custody which are independently investigated pre-inquest, and the consistent failure by most NHS Trusts to ensure the meaningful involvement of families in investigations.

Ultimately, it highlights the lack of effective public scrutiny of deaths in mental health detention that frustrates the ability of NHS organisations to learn and make fundamental changes to policy and practice to protect mental health in-patients and prevent further fatalities and argues for urgent change to policy and practice.

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