Almost 80% of mental health centres used physical restraint on patients in 2016

Almost 80% of approved mental health centres were using physical restraint in 2016, according to a new report from the Mental Health Commission.

According to the Commission, there was an increase in physical restraint and seclusion practices from 2015 to 2016, with 5,000 episodes of restrictive practices reported to them in 2016 alone.